Structure 747 · Fairfield County, CT

Madison Avenue over Route 15

Carries Madison Avenue over Route 15, 0.6 Mi S Of Route 111.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT81 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

81 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.

Built193987 years old
Length81.0 ft24.7 m
Daily traffic4,700counted 2022
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyFairfield
Location0.6 Mi S Of Route 111
CarriesMadison Avenue
CrossesRoute 15
Coordinates41.23174, -73.23207

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length81.0 ft (24.7 m)
Max Span81.0 ft (24.7 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area271.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1939

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,700 (2022)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00747

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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