Structure 720 · Fairfield County, CT

Route 15 over Metro-north Railroad

Carries Route 15 over Metro-north Railroad, 0.2 Mi N Of US Route 7.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT37 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

37 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
Length37.1 ft11.3 m
Daily traffic51,000counted 2022
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyFairfield
Location0.2 Mi N Of US Route 7
CarriesRoute 15
CrossesMetro-north Railroad
Coordinates41.14224, -73.42804

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Max Span37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Deck Width105.6 ft (32.2 m)
Deck Area363.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1937

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic51,000 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00720

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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