Structure 4979 · Fairfield County, CT

Kent Road over Norwalk River

Carries Kent Road over Norwalk River, 100 Feet West Of Route 7.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT74 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 7/9

74 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built195670 years old
Length74.1 ft22.6 m
Daily traffic3,050counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyFairfield
Location100 Feet West Of Route 7
CarriesKent Road
CrossesNorwalk River
Coordinates41.16370, -73.41940

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length74.1 ft (22.6 m)
Max Span65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Width25.6 ft (7.8 m)
Deck Area176.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1956

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,050 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number04979

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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