State profile · Below median Poor share

Connecticut bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Connecticut, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

4,277
Public bridges
24.0%
Good condition
4.0%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

4,277

Public highway bridges in Connecticut

Good Condition

24.0%

1,025 bridges rated 7-9

-26.0pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

4.0%

169 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-3.0pp vs national avg 7.0%

Connecticut vs national bridge condition

Connecticut - Good condition share 24.0%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Connecticut - Poor-condition share 13.2%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Connecticut31.7%63.1%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Connecticut (FHWA NBI)

Connecticut vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Connecticut on the same metric.

AL

Alabama

3.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$13,471

MN

Minnesota

3.63% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$11,969
Selected

CT

Connecticut

3.95% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,277

TN

Tennessee

3.97% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,426

MD

Maryland

4.27% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,527

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Connecticut

Six lowest-condition bridges in Connecticut, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

All Bridges in Connecticut

ROSS ROAD

Unknown

Over: SR 695

1 MI E JCT INTERSTATE-395, Windham, CT

Built 1958 ADT: 4,500

SR 664

Unknown

Over: SR 695

1 MI SOUTH OF US ROUTE 6, Windham, CT

Built 1958 ADT: 4,900

MARGARET HENRY RD

Unknown

Over: SR 695

3 MILE EAST OF I-395, Windham, CT

Built 1958 ADT: 4,900

SAW MILL HILL ROAD

Unknown

Over: SR 695

3.5 M EAST INTERSTATE-395, Windham, CT

Built 1958 ADT: 4,900

US ROUTE 6 EB

Unknown

Over: SR 695 WEST BOUND

.4 MI WEST OF R.I. S.L., Windham, CT

Built 1958 ADT: 2,450

INTERSTATE-395 SB

Unknown

Over: US ROUTE 6

2 MI NORTH OF SR 695, Windham, CT

Built 1963 ADT: 11,100

INTERSTATE-395 NB

Unknown

Over: US ROUTE 6

2 MI NORTH OF SR 695, Windham, CT

Built 1963 ADT: 11,100

US ROUTE 6

Unknown

Over: SR 607

3 MILES EAST OF ROUTE 12, Windham, CT

Built 1961 ADT: 1,000

INTERSTATE-395 SB

Unknown

Over: SR 607 WESTCOTT ROAD

1 MI NORTH OF US RTE 6, Windham, CT

Built 1962 ADT: 5,000

INTERSTATE-395 NB

Unknown

Over: SR 607 WESTCOTT ROAD

1 MI N OF US ROUTE 6, Windham, CT

Built 1962 ADT: 5,000

P & W NORWICH

Unknown

Over: US ROUTE 44

JCT 44 & RT 12(S MAIN ST), Windham, CT

Built 1913 ADT: 6,000

SQUAW ROCK ROAD

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE-395

1.6 MI S OF US ROUTE 6, Windham, CT

Built 1962 ADT: 24,400

DOG HILL ROAD

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE-395

.5 MI SOUTH OF ROUTE 101, Windham, CT

Built 1962 ADT: 29,800

INTERSTATE-395 SB

Unknown

Over: ROUTE 12

.3 MI NO OF DOG HILL ROAD, Windham, CT

Built 1962 ADT: 8,200

INTERSTATE-395 NB

Unknown

Over: ROUTE 12

.31 MI NO OF DOG HILL RD, Windham, CT

Built 1962 ADT: 6,200

US ROUTE 6 WB

Unknown

Over: ROUTE 32

.5 MI EAST OF COVENTRY TL, Windham, CT

Built 1971 ADT: 7,800

US ROUTE 6 EB

Unknown

Over: ROUTE 32

.5 MI EAST OF COVENTRY TL, Windham, CT

Built 1972 ADT: 15,600

ROUTE 12

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE-395

1.3 MI S OF US ROUTE 44, Windham, CT

Built 1965 ADT: 24,300

WALNUT STREET

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE-395

.3 MI S OF ROUTE US 44, Windham, CT

Built 1965 ADT: 24,500

INTERSTATE-395 SB

Unknown

Over: US ROUTE 44 (SCHOOL ST)

2.7 MI SOUTH OF ROUTE 200, Windham, CT

Built 1965 ADT: 13,100

INTERSTATE-395 NB

Unknown

Over: US ROUTE 44 (SCHOOL ST.)

AT THE JCT OF US ROUTE 44, Windham, CT

Built 1965 ADT: 13,100

SAYLE AVENUE

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE-395 SB

.11 MI SO THOMPSON TL., Windham, CT

Built 1965 ADT: 11,700

SAYLE AVENUE

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE-395 NB

.11 SOUTH OF THOMPSON TL., Windham, CT

Built 1965 ADT: 12,000

ROUTE 193

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 395

1 MI NORTH OF US ROUTE 44, Windham, CT

Built 1965 ADT: 23,700

INTERSTATE-395 SB

Unknown

Over: RAMP 072 (I-395 NB)

2.1 MI N JCT US ROUTE 44, Windham, CT

Built 1965 ADT: 1,600

SO. NEW ENGLAND TR

Unknown

Over: I-395 RAMPS 072 & 073

I-395 NB EXIT TO ROUTE 12, Windham, CT

Built 1965 ADT: 3,200

HERITAGE ROAD

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE-395

1.69 MI SO THOMPSON TL., Windham, CT

Built 1965 ADT: 22,400

GREEN HOLLOW ROAD

Unknown

Over: U.S. ROUTE 6

0.5 MI E OF ROUTE 12, Windham, CT

Built 1967 ADT: 17,700

INTERSTATE-395 NB

Unknown

Over: ROUTE 101

2.72 MI SO OF PUTNAM TL, Windham, CT

Built 1967 ADT: 15,900

INTERSTATE-395 SB

Unknown

Over: ROUTE 101

2.81 MI SO OF PUTNAM TL, Windham, CT

Built 1967 ADT: 15,900

SOAP STREET

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE-395

0.7 MILES N JCT ROUTE 101, Windham, CT

Built 1968 ADT: 33,400

ATTAWAUGAN CR ROAD

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE-395 NB

2 MI NORTH OF ROUTE 101, Windham, CT

Built 1967 ADT: 12,700

ATTAWAUGAN CR ROAD

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 395-SB

2 MI NORTH OF ROUTE 101, Windham, CT

Built 1968 ADT: 12,800

KENNEDY DRIVE

Unknown

Over: I-395 & I-395 RAMP 061

INTERSTATE 395 AT EXIT 45, Windham, CT

Built 1967 ADT: 22,500

P&W RAILROAD

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE-395

.3 MI N OF KENNEDY DRIVE, Windham, CT

Built 1966 ADT: 24,000

ROUTE 200

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE-395

3 MI N OF US ROUTE 44, Windham, CT

Built 1967 ADT: 19,100

SUNSET HILL ROAD

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE-395

3.17 MI NORTH PUTNAM TL., Windham, CT

Built 1967 ADT: 22,700

LOWELL DAVIS ROAD

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE-395

3.0 MI SOUTH MASS SL., Windham, CT

Built 1967 ADT: 22,700

P&W NORTHBRANCH RR

Unknown

Over: US ROUTE 6

0.1 MILE WEST OF I-395, Windham, CT

Built 1993 ADT: 14,900

NURSERY ROAD

Fair

Over: FIVE MILE RIVER

B/T MPKWY EXIT 37 & 38, Fairfield, CT

Built 1960 ADT: 612

ACCESS ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACKBERRY RIVER

BY IND.MON.OFF LOWER ROAD, Litchfield, CT

Built 1970 Load: 6.3 t ADT: 15

BROOKSIDE DRIVE

Fair

Over: MILL RIVER

0.4 MI S OF ROUTE 58, Fairfield, CT

Built 1955 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 8,800

HONEY HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: NORWALK RIVER

125 FEET EAST OF ROUTE 7, Fairfield, CT

Built 1957 Load: 8.4 t ADT: 380

SR 848 (WATERBURY

Fair

Over: NAUGATUCK RIVER & RR

OFF EXIT 38 ROUTE 8, Litchfield, CT

Built 1928 Load: 9.4 t ADT: 2,500

BAKER ROAD

Fair

Over: QUADDICK LAKE

1.4MI. EAST OF ROUTE 193, Windham, CT

Built 1940 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 241

HULLS FARM ROAD

Fair

Over: SASCO BROOK

WESTPORT-FAIRFIELD TWN LN, Fairfield, CT

Built 1935 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 3,060

I-384 TR 801 EB

Fair

Over: HOCKANUM RIVER

0.1 MILE EAST OF E.H. T.L, Hartford, CT

Built 1986 Load: 12.3 t ADT: 1,860

ROUTE 14

Fair

Over: MOOSUP RIVER

0.1 MI WEST OF GOSHEN RD, Windham, CT

Built 1940 Load: 12.3 t ADT: 2,700

BRIARWOOD DRIVE

Fair

Over: MORRISSEY BROOK

1/4 mile West of Route 39, Fairfield, CT

Built 1987 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 21

EAST PUTNAM ROAD

Fair

Over: CADY BROOK

0.7 MI SOUTH OF ROUTE 44, Windham, CT

Built 1940 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 1,398

Showing 1,001-1,050 of 4,277 bridges

Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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