Structure 387 · Fairfield County, CT

Route 94 over Route 17

Carries Route 94 over Route 17, 0.13 Mi West Of RTE 2 EB.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT155 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

155 ft end to end, longest span 75 ft: about 2 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1950rebuilt 1993
Length154.5 ft47.1 m
Daily traffic17,900counted 2021
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyFairfield
Location0.13 Mi West Of RTE 2 EB
CarriesRoute 94
CrossesRoute 17
Coordinates41.71401, -72.59738

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length154.5 ft (47.1 m)
Max Span75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Width52.8 ft (16.1 m)
Deck Area758.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1950 (reconstructed 1993)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,900 (2021)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00387

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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