Structure 4962 · Fairfield County, CT

Valley Forge Road over Saugatuck River

Carries Valley Forge Road over Saugatuck River, 2 Miles East Of Route 53.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT90 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

90 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 deck arch.

Built201115 years old
Length89.9 ft27.4 m
Daily traffic622counted 2024
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyFairfield
Location2 Miles East Of Route 53
CarriesValley Forge Road
CrossesSaugatuck River
Coordinates41.24484, -73.34900

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Max Span87.9 ft (26.8 m)
Deck Width39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Area326.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2011

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic622 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number04962

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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