Structure 3768 · Fairfield County, CT

Route 8 Southbound over Route 25 Northbound

Carries Route 8 Southbound over Route 25 Northbound, Route 8 & Route 25 Split.

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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT193 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

193 ft end to end: about 3 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1971rebuilt 1997
Length192.9 ft58.8 m
Daily traffic29,400counted 2021
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyFairfield
LocationRoute 8 & Route 25 Split
CarriesRoute 8 Southbound
CrossesRoute 25 Northbound
Coordinates41.22088, -73.18076

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length192.9 ft (58.8 m)
Max Span182.4 ft (55.6 m)
Deck Width53.5 ft (16.3 m)
Deck Area958.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1971 (reconstructed 1997)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic29,400 (2021)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number03768

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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