Structure 1208 · Fairfield County, CT

Parmalee Hill Road over Interstate 84

Carries Parmalee Hill Road over Interstate 84, 1.9 Mi East Of Route 25.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT157 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

157 ft end to end, longest span 78 ft: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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.

Built196264 years old
Length157.2 ft47.9 m
Daily traffic768counted 2024
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyFairfield
Location1.9 Mi East Of Route 25
CarriesParmalee Hill Road
CrossesInterstate 84
Coordinates41.42810, -73.32091

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length157.2 ft (47.9 m)
Max Span78.1 ft (23.8 m)
Deck Width39.7 ft (12.1 m)
Deck Area579.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1962

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic768 (2024)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number01208

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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