Structure 3930 · Fairfield County, CT

US Route 202 over US Route 7

Carries US Route 202 over US Route 7, 1.3 Mi N Of Route 133.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT286 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

286 ft end to end, longest span 145 ft: about 4 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.

Built197650 years old
Length286.1 ft87.2 m
Daily traffic17,600counted 2013
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyFairfield
Location1.3 Mi N Of Route 133
CarriesUS Route 202
CrossesUS Route 7
Coordinates41.47223, -73.40827

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length286.1 ft (87.2 m)
Max Span145.0 ft (44.2 m)
Deck Width72.5 ft (22.1 m)
Deck Area1927.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1976

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,600 (2013)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number03930

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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