Structure 5776 · Fairfield County, CT

Route 25 over Housatonic Railroad

Carries Route 25 over Housatonic Railroad, .25 Mi East Of Route 7.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT67 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

67 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198937 years old
Length66.9 ft20.4 m
Daily traffic5,100counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyFairfield
Location.25 Mi East Of Route 7
CarriesRoute 25
CrossesHousatonic Railroad
Coordinates41.48109, -73.40645

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length66.9 ft (20.4 m)
Max Span61.0 ft (18.6 m)
Deck Width53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Deck Area330.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,100 (2022)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number05776

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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