Structure 723 · Fairfield County, CT

East Rocks Road over Route 15

Carries East Rocks Road over Route 15, 1.54 Mi So Of Westport Tl.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT79 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

79 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.

Built1938rebuilt 2012
Length79.1 ft24.1 m
Daily traffic2,800counted 2020
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyFairfield
Location1.54 Mi So Of Westport Tl
CarriesEast Rocks Road
CrossesRoute 15
Coordinates41.14899, -73.41131

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length79.1 ft (24.1 m)
Max Span68.9 ft (21 m)
Deck Width37.4 ft (11.4 m)
Deck Area274.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1938 (reconstructed 2012)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,800 (2020)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00723

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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