Structure 702 · Fairfield County, CT

River Bank Road over Route 15

Carries River Bank Road over Route 15, 0.9 Mi S Of Route 104.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT65 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

65 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.

Built193789 years old
Length65.0 ft19.8 m
Daily traffic4,057counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyFairfield
Location0.9 Mi S Of Route 104
CarriesRiver Bank Road
CrossesRoute 15
Coordinates41.10060, -73.58222

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Max Span65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area211.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1937

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,057 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00702

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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