Structure 4971 · Fairfield County, CT

Old Road #2 over Sasco Brook

Carries Old Road #2 over Sasco Brook, At Fairfield Town Line.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT30 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

30 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 girder bridge.

Built1965rebuilt 2002
Length29.9 ft9.1 m
Daily traffic2,030counted 2024
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyFairfield
LocationAt Fairfield Town Line
CarriesOld Road #2
CrossesSasco Brook
Coordinates41.14553, -73.30119

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Max Span24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Width18.4 ft (5.6 m)
Deck Area51.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1965 (reconstructed 2002)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,030 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number04971

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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