Structure 123 · Fairfield County, CT

Interstate-95 over Surf Avenue

Carries Interstate-95 over Surf Avenue, 0.2 Mi N Of Route 113.

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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT179 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

179 ft end to end, longest span 77 ft: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built1959rebuilt 1995
Length179.1 ft54.6 m
Daily traffic93,800counted 2020
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyFairfield
Location0.2 Mi N Of Route 113
CarriesInterstate-95
CrossesSurf Avenue
Coordinates41.17477, -73.15464

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length179.1 ft (54.6 m)
Max Span77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Deck Width127.6 ft (38.9 m)
Deck Area2123.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1959 (reconstructed 1995)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic93,800 (2020)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00123

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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