Structure 722 · Fairfield County, CT

West Rocks Road over Route 15

Carries West Rocks Road over Route 15, RTE 15 Under West Rock RD.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT91 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

91 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.

Built1938rebuilt 2019
Length90.6 ft27.6 m
Daily traffic5,000counted 2020
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyFairfield
LocationRTE 15 Under West Rock RD
CarriesWest Rocks Road
CrossesRoute 15
Coordinates41.14553, -73.41746

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length90.6 ft (27.6 m)
Max Span82.3 ft (25.1 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area303.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1938 (reconstructed 2019)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00722

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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