Structure 23 · Fairfield County, CT

Interstate-95 over West Avenue

Carries Interstate-95 over West Avenue, Interstate-95 Exit No. 6.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT67 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

67 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 1995
Length66.9 ft20.4 m
Daily traffic125,300counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyFairfield
LocationInterstate-95 Exit No. 6
CarriesInterstate-95
CrossesWest Avenue
Coordinates41.04452, -73.55844

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length66.9 ft (20.4 m)
Max Span63.0 ft (19.2 m)
Deck Width127.6 ft (38.9 m)
Deck Area793.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1958 (reconstructed 1995)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic125,300 (2023)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00023

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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