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)

SR 617

Good

Over: SHUNOCK RIVER

0.4 MI E OF ROUTE 2, New London, CT

Built 1970 Load: 60.6 t ADT: 1,500

PARKWAY SOUTH

Good

Over: JORDAN BROOK

0.7 MI E. OF CROSS ROAD, New London, CT

Built 1964 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 468

WAWECUS STREET

Good

Over: YANTIC RIVER

0.5 MILE SOUTH OF SR 642, New London, CT

Built 1959 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 3,093

MAPLEWOOD COURT

Good

Over: GARDNER BROOK

0.1MI. SO. OF RTE 82, New London, CT

Built 2008 Load: 62.5 t ADT: 116

ROUTE 82

Good

Over: SWAMP BROOK

0.8 MI W OF ROUTE 11, New London, CT

Built 2021 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 3,400

ROUTE 184

Good

Over: WHITFORD BROOK

0.3 MI E OF ROUTE 27, New London, CT

Built 2010 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 3,700

ROUTE 2

Good

Over: SHETUCKET RIVER

.28MI E OF JCT RTE 82 EB, New London, CT

Built 1959 Load: 69.7 t ADT: 16,200

BOZRAH STREET EXT

Good

Over: FITCHVILLE POND

700 FT E OF ROUTE 163, New London, CT

Built 1930 Load: 79.7 t ADT: 2,734

US ROUTE 1

Good

Over: JORDAN BROOK

0.9 MI S OF ROUTE 156, New London, CT

Built 1916 Load: 87.5 t ADT: 8,100

ROUTE 354

Good

Over: DEEP RIVER BROOK

3.5 MI W OF ROUTE 82, New London, CT

Built 1961 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,100

I-95 NB RAMP 277

Good

Over: STONY BROOK

I-95 NB EXIT NO. 91, New London, CT

Built 1964 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 4,900

INTERSTATE-95 NB

Good

Over: SHUNOCK RIVER

0.3 MI S OF ROUTE 49, New London, CT

Built 1964 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 13,600

INTERSTATE-95 SB

Good

Over: SHUNOCK RIVER

0.3 MI S OF ROUTE 49, New London, CT

Built 1970 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 13,200

OLD JEWETT CITY RD

Good

Over: BROAD BROOK

50' EAST OF KRUG ROAD, New London, CT

Built 1955 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 566

SR 660

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

.3 MI NORTH OF ROUTE 97, New London, CT

Built 1990 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,600

ALPHA AVENUE

Poor

Over: AMTRAK RR & LOCAL ROADS

1000 FT SOUTH OF ROUTE 1A, New London, CT

Built 1940 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 4,200

ROUTE 207

Poor

Over: BEAVER BROOK

3 MILES EAST OF ROUTE 32, New London, CT

Built 1938 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 2,800

SALEM ROAD

Poor

Over: EAST BR EIGHT MILE RIVER

0.2 MI N. OF ROUTE 156, New London, CT

Built 1991 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 413

INTERSTATE 95 NORT

Poor

Over: THAMES RV,RR,LOCAL ROADS

1.04 MI S OF N JCT US1 EB, New London, CT

Built 1943 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 42,600

INTERSTATE-395

Poor

Over: BISHOP CROSSING RD

0.5 MI NORTH OF ROUTE 201, New London, CT

Built 1958 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 31,500

ROUTE 163

Poor

Over: OXOBOXO BROOK

3.3 MI S OF ROUTE 82, New London, CT

Built 1925 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,100

FORGE HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: PACHAUG RIVER

0.6 MI NORTH OF ROUTE 165, New London, CT

Built 1920 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 463

SHERMAN STREET

Poor

Over: YANTIC RIVER

1 MILE WEST OF ROUTE 2, New London, CT

Built 1955 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 5,227

ROUTE 32

Poor

Over: NEW ENGLAND CENTRAL RR.

1.5 MI NORTH OF ROUTE 207, New London, CT

Built 1941 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 11,800

GROTON LONG PT RD

Poor

Over: PALMER COVE

0.3 MI W OF ROUTE 215, New London, CT

Built 1935 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 1,985

US RTE 1 W BROAD S

Poor

Over: PAWCATUCK RIVER

CT AND RI BORDER, New London, CT

Built 1932 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 16,400

NEW LONDON TPKE

Poor

Over: YANTIC RIVER

.1 MILE SOUTH OF SR 642, New London, CT

Built 1963 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 9,300

COLONY ROAD

Poor

Over: LATIMER BROOK

0.1 MI E OF MATFIELD TER., New London, CT

Built 1982 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 322

RIVERVIEW GARAGE E

Structurally Deficient

Over: MOHEGAN SUN BLVD

00000000 004, New London, CT

Built 1

SHERMAN STREET

Structurally Deficient

Over: YANTIC RIVER

1 MILE WEST ROUTE 2, New London, CT

Built 1920 Load: 3.9 t

ROUTE 156

Structurally Deficient

Over: FOUR MILE RIVER

E.LYME/OLD LYME TOWN LINE, New London, CT

Built 1982 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,500

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