Structure 706 · Fairfield County, CT

Route 15 over Route 137

Carries Route 15 over Route 137, Route 15 Exit 35.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT85 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

85 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.

Built1937rebuilt 1994
Length85.0 ft25.9 m
Daily traffic66,520counted 2019
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyFairfield
LocationRoute 15 Exit 35
CarriesRoute 15
CrossesRoute 137
Coordinates41.11190, -73.54651

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignFrame
Total Length85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Max Span67.3 ft (20.5 m)
Deck Width65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Area512.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1937 (reconstructed 1994)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic66,520 (2019)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00706

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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