Structure 4180 · Fairfield County, CT

Interstate 84 West over Housatonic River

Carries Interstate 84 West over Housatonic River, 1.5 Mi East Of Exit 11.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT784 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

784 ft end to end, longest span 224 ft: about 2.2 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1977rebuilt 2022
Length784.1 ft239 m
Daily traffic36,800counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyFairfield
Location1.5 Mi East Of Exit 11
CarriesInterstate 84 West
CrossesHousatonic River
Coordinates41.43917, -73.24806

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length784.1 ft (239 m)
Max Span224.1 ft (68.3 m)
Deck Width64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Deck Area4660.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1977 (reconstructed 2022)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic36,800 (2021)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number04180

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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