ROUTE 33
Carrying ROUTE 33 over NORWALK RIVER & MNRR
RT 7 & RT 33 @ RR STA, Unknown County, Connecticut
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
ROUTE 33 in Unknown County, Connecticut sits above 6% of rated Connecticut bridges on inventory load rating (25 t), while its 1940 build year is earlier than 81% of Unknown County's recorded-year cohort (861 bridges).
ROUTE 33 in Unknown County, Connecticut is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1940, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 5. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Fair result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure CT:00941
PRE-1950 · STEEL · LONG-SPAN-RUN · SUPER-LED · HEAVY-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- PRE-1950 Pre-1950
- STEEL Steel
- LONG-SPAN-RUN 5 spans
- SUPER-LED Superstructure-led
- HEAVY-ADT Heavy ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-FAIR Fair
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Structural health score
A composite of the deck, superstructure, and substructure NBI condition ratings plus the inventory load rating, benchmarked against the full national bridge corpus, distinct from the Good/Fair/Poor category above.
Bridge Snapshot: ROUTE 33
The ROUTE 33 bridge in Unknown County, Connecticut carries ROUTE 33 over NORWALK RIVER & MNRR. It was built in 1940, making it 86 years old today. It was last reconstructed in 2011, extending its service life. The structure is built primarily of steel continuous and spans 5 sections, stretching 105.2 meters (345 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 12,100 vehicles, placing it in the heavily-trafficked tier of Connecticut bridges. It is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in fair condition (see the full component ratings below). No reported major component scores in the Poor range under the current federal condition thresholds.
How ROUTE 33 compares
Age against the county: built in 1940, earlier than 695 of Unknown County's 861 bridges with a recorded construction year (81%), against a county median build year of 1962. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across Connecticut bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (4,365 rated).
ROUTE 33 vs every rated Connecticut bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
25 Top 94% higher than 6% of 4,365 bridges
rated Connecticut bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Reported 0–9 component ratings from the FHWA NBI. The highlighted component is the lowest reported input to this record’s current condition category; it is not a closure or live crossing-safety decision.
Unknown County inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 861 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 1940
- Last Reconstructed
- 2011
- Material
- Steel Continuous
- Number of Spans
- 5
- Structure Length
- 105.2 m (345 ft)
- Deck Width
- 17.3 m (57 ft)
- Owner
- State Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 12,100 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 00941
Condition Analysis
- • The deck (driving surface) is in fair condition (6/9), with minor deterioration that may require routine maintenance.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) rates fair at 5/9, minor deterioration that routine maintenance should address.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) rates good at 7/9, with no significant deterioration on file.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
This page shows what the last federal inspection recorded, not whether ROUTE 33 is safe to cross today. Here is how to use it.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Learn how the 0–9 condition scale and Good/Fair/Poor categories are defined. How condition ratings work
- Compare ROUTE 33 against other structures in Unknown County and across Connecticut. Connecticut bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for ROUTE 33?
ROUTE 33 in Unknown County, Connecticut has a deck rating of 6/9, superstructure rating of 5/9, and substructure rating of 7/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is ROUTE 33 inspected?
ROUTE 33's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 12,100 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. ROUTE 33 is currently shown as Fair condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for ROUTE 33?
ROUTE 33 has an NBI inventory load rating of 24.9 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining ROUTE 33?
ROUTE 33 is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
How old is ROUTE 33 and does age affect safety?
ROUTE 33 was built in 1940, making it 86 years old and last reconstructed in 2011.
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