Structure 90 · Fairfield County, CT

Interstate-95 over New England Avenue

Carries Interstate-95 over New England Avenue, Between Exit 23 & 24.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT57 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

57 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195868 years old
Length57.1 ft17.4 m
Daily traffic121,100counted 2020
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyFairfield
LocationBetween Exit 23 & 24
CarriesInterstate-95
CrossesNew England Avenue
Coordinates41.16214, -73.24104

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length57.1 ft (17.4 m)
Max Span53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Deck Width127.6 ft (38.9 m)
Deck Area676.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1958

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic121,100 (2020)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00090

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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