Structure 7001 · Fairfield County, CT

Michaels Way over W Branch Saugatuck River

Carries Michaels Way over W Branch Saugatuck River, 0.1 Mile West Of Route 53.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT63 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

63 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.

Built199531 years old
Length63.0 ft19.2 m
Daily traffic215counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyFairfield
Location0.1 Mile West Of Route 53
CarriesMichaels Way
CrossesW Branch Saugatuck River
Coordinates41.22467, -73.38358

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length63.0 ft (19.2 m)
Max Span61.0 ft (18.6 m)
Deck Width30.2 ft (9.2 m)
Deck Area176.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1995

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic215 (2024)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number07001

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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