Structure 739 · Fairfield County, CT

Burr Street over Route 15

Carries Burr Street over Route 15, Between Exits 43 & 44.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT84 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

84 ft end to end. Lengths and the car on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a rigid-frame bridge.

Built1939rebuilt 1994
Length84.3 ft25.7 m
Daily traffic1,700counted 2020
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyFairfield
LocationBetween Exits 43 & 44
CarriesBurr Street
CrossesRoute 15
Coordinates41.19431, -73.28602

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length84.3 ft (25.7 m)
Max Span73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Deck Width35.4 ft (10.8 m)
Deck Area277.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1939 (reconstructed 1994)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,700 (2020)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00739

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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