Structure 3702 · Fairfield County, CT

West Street over Still River

Carries West Street over Still River, 0.8 Mi West Of Route 53.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT31 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

31 ft end to end, longest span 12 ft. 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.

Built1925101 years old
Length30.8 ft9.4 m
Daily traffic16,000counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateConnecticut
CountyFairfield
Location0.8 Mi West Of Route 53
CarriesWest Street
CrossesStill River
Coordinates41.39311, -73.46237

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Max Span12.1 ft (3.7 m)
Deck Width50.2 ft (15.3 m)
Deck Area143.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1925

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,000 (2022)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number03702

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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