New London County, CT

431 public highway bridges

New London County Bridge Snapshot

New London County, Connecticut contains 431 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 24.6% are rated “Good,” 43.6% “Fair,” 3.7% “Poor,” and 3.7% are classified as structurally deficient — the federal designation for spans whose deck, superstructure, or substructure has been rated 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. Structurally deficient does not mean unsafe to cross; it means the bridge is on the priority list for repair or replacement.

Inspections in CT are conducted by certified engineers from the state Department of Transportation on a 24-month cycle, and results are reported back to the FHWA each spring. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county, sorted by inventory load rating. Use the “Sort by” controls to surface the lowest-rated spans first, and click any row for full inspection history, traffic counts, and condition trends.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

431
Total Bridges
24.6%
Good
3.7%
Poor
3.7%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
24.6% (106)
Fair
43.6% (188)
Poor
3.7% (16)
SD
3.7% (16)

All Bridges (431)

DR FOOTE ROAD

Unknown

Over: ROUTE 2 WESTBOUND

0.5 MI E OF ROUTE 16, New London, CT

Built 1966 ADT: 16,600

ROUTE 2 EASTBOUND

Unknown

Over: ROUTE 11 NORTHBOUND

0.9 MILE EAST OF ROUTE 16, New London, CT

Built 1966 ADT: 4,600

ROUTE 2 WESTBOUND

Unknown

Over: ROUTE 85

0.7 MI E OF ROUTE 16, New London, CT

Built 1966 ADT: 6,200

ROUTE 2 EASTBOUND

Unknown

Over: ROUTE 85

0.7 MI E OF ROUTE 16, New London, CT

Built 1966 ADT: 6,200

ROUTE 354

Unknown

Over: ROUTE 2

ROUTE 2 WB EXIT NO. 20, New London, CT

Built 1966 ADT: 21,300

CHESTNUT HILL ROAD

Unknown

Over: ROUTE 2

0.9 MI E OF ROUTE 354, New London, CT

Built 1966 ADT: 24,500

ROUTE 2A

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE-395

0.9 MI W OF ROUTE 32, New London, CT

Built 1967 ADT: 42,900

ROUTE 2A

Unknown

Over: ROUTE 32

ROUTE 2A EXIT NO. 1, New London, CT

Built 1967 ADT: 10,700

ROUTE 2A

Unknown

Over: MASSAPEAG SIDE RD

1.5 MI E OF I-395, New London, CT

Built 1967 ADT: 1,194

ROUTE 2 EASTBOUND

Unknown

Over: ROUTE 149

ROUTE 2 EXIT NO. 16, New London, CT

Built 1968 ADT: 4,400

INTERSTATE-95 NB

Unknown

Over: WILLIAMS ST (SR 635)

0.1 MI W OF THAMES RIVER, New London, CT

Built 1975 ADT: 9,500

ROUTE 2

Unknown

Over: ROUTE 78 EASTBOUND

1.4 MI E OF I-95, New London, CT

Built 1975 ADT: 15,700

PEDESTRIAN WALK

Unknown

Over: ROUTE 32

1.0 MI N OF I-95, New London, CT

Built 1984 ADT: 23,200

RTES 82 WB & 32 SB

Unknown

Over: SR 646 YANTIC RV, NECRR

2.0 MI E OF I-395, New London, CT

Built 1984 ADT: 2,900

INTERSTATE-95

Unknown

Over: ROUTE 85

INTERSTATE-95 EXIT NO. 82, New London, CT

Built 1991 ADT: 5,800

INTERSTATE-95

Unknown

Over: ROUTE 156

1.0 MI N OF ROUTE 9, New London, CT

Built 1992 ADT: 8,900

RT 2A RAMP 005 007

Unknown

Over: ROUTE 2A

1 MI E. OF ROUTE 32, New London, CT

Built 1996 ADT: 20,100

SR 642

Unknown

Over: ROUTE 2

1.5 MILES WEST OF I-395, New London, CT

Built 1999 ADT: 24,400

ROUTE 2

Unknown

Over: SR 680 {MGM GRAND DR}

1.7 MI E OF ROUTE 164, New London, CT

Built 2009 ADT: 5,300

ROUTE 2 EB RAMP

Unknown

Over: ROUTE 2

2.2 MI E OF ROUTE 164, New London, CT

Built 2008 ADT: 7,200

ROUTE 2

Unknown

Over: ROUTE 2 RAMPS

2.4 MI E OF ROUTE 164, New London, CT

Built 2009 ADT: 5,000

RT138 & LINCOLN SQ

Fair

Over: ABANDONED CANAL

1 MI EAST OF ROUTE 12, New London, CT

Built 1946 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 3,900

INTERSTATE-95 SB

Fair

Over: TAUGWONK ROAD

0.8 MI N OF ROUTE 234, New London, CT

Built 1964 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 22,400

INTERSTATE-395

Fair

Over: YANTIC RIVER, NEC RR

.2 MI N OF ROUTE 2 & 32, New London, CT

Built 1958 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 37,800

RT 82EB & RT 32NB

Fair

Over: NEC RR & YANTIC RIVER

0.1 MI WEST OF ROUTE 2, New London, CT

Built 1986 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 10,400

INTERSTATE-95 NB

Fair

Over: TAUGWONK ROAD

0.7 MI N OF ROUTE 234, New London, CT

Built 1964 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 17,500

US ROUTE 1

Fair

Over: MYSTIC RIVER

.5 MILES EAST OF SR 614, New London, CT

Built 1922 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 11,000

ROUTE 2

Fair

Over: SHETUCKET RIVER

INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 12, New London, CT

Built 1938 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 12,900

ROUTE 2A

Fair

Over: GALLIVAN LANE

0.5 MI E OF I-395, New London, CT

Built 1967 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 29,700

INTERSTATE-395

Fair

Over: HUNTS BROOK

1.6 MI N OF ROUTE 85, New London, CT

Built 1957 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30,700

RI 78 WEST BY-PASS

Fair

Over: PAWCATUCK RIVER

0.41 miles from Rte 2, New London, CT

Built 1974 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 13,100

ROUTE 156

Fair

Over: NIANTIC RIVER & LOCAL RD

.80 MI E OF JCT ROUTE 161, New London, CT

Built 1991 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 6,700

SR 649

Fair

Over: BROOK

1.5 MI W OF US ROUTE 1, New London, CT

Built 1966 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 2,600

ROUTE 12

Fair

Over: SHETUCKET RIVER

AT ROUTE 2 OVERLAP, New London, CT

Built 1954 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 14,600

COMSTOCK BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: DICKERSON CREEK

0.8 MI N OF ROUTE 16, New London, CT

Built 1978 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 520

ROUTE 2A

Fair

Over: NECRR, P&WRR & THAMES RV

1.0 MILE EAST OF JCT 32, New London, CT

Built 1967 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 21,200

ROUTE 97

Fair

Over: ABANDONED CANAL

.1 MI NORTH OF ROUTE 207, New London, CT

Built 1967 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 2,400

ROUTE 12

Fair

Over: PROV & WORC RAILROAD

1 MILE NORTH OF ROUTE 201, New London, CT

Built 1930 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,800

STILLMAN AVENUE

Fair

Over: PAWCATUCK RIVER

0.5 MI E OF ROUTE 2, New London, CT

Built 1953 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 5,452

COOK TOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: BROOK

0.7 MI E OF ROUTE 164, New London, CT

Built 1988 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 120

ROUTE 12

Fair

Over: PACHAUG RIVER - P & W RR

0.9 MILE NORTH OF I-395, New London, CT

Built 1930 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 8,200

EIGHTH STREET

Fair

Over: SHETUCKET RIVER

.2 MI EAST OF ROUTE 12, New London, CT

Built 1937 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 4,600

ROUTE 12

Fair

Over: POQUETANUCK COVE

0.9 MI S OF ROUTE 2A, New London, CT

Built 1990 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 7,900

ROUTE 85

Fair

Over: JUDD BROOK

1.6 MI N OF ROUTE 16, New London, CT

Built 1925 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 5,400

COLUMBUS AVENUE

Fair

Over: AMTRAK RAILROAD

0.2 MI S OF ROUTE 156, New London, CT

Built 1967 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 2,740

ROUTE 97

Fair

Over: SHETUCKET RIVER

AT INTERSECTION OF RT 207, New London, CT

Built 1941 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 2,400

ROUTE 184

Fair

Over: GREAT BROOK

1.5 MI EAST JCT ROUTE 121, New London, CT

Built 1945 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 12,900

ROUTE 2

Fair

Over: MCCLELLAN AVENUE

1 MI EAST OF I-395, New London, CT

Built 1959 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 22,400

ROUTE 12

Fair

Over: PROV & WORC RAILROAD

.1 MI SOUTH OF ROUTE 2, New London, CT

Built 1955 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 14,600

ROUTE 169

Fair

Over: SHETUCKET RIVER

50 YDS E OF RTS 169&97JCT, New London, CT

Built 1938 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 2,000

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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial