Structure 7 · Fairfield County, CT

Interstate-95 over Shore Road # 1

Carries Interstate-95 over Shore Road # 1, West Of Exit 3.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT69 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

69 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.

Built1958rebuilt 1993
Length69.2 ft21.1 m
Daily traffic109,200counted 2020
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyFairfield
LocationWest Of Exit 3
CarriesInterstate-95
CrossesShore Road # 1
Coordinates41.01937, -73.62896

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length69.2 ft (21.1 m)
Max Span65.6 ft (20 m)
Deck Width147.3 ft (44.9 m)
Deck Area947.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1958 (reconstructed 1993)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic109,200 (2020)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge8
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00007

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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