Total Bridges
4,277
Public highway bridges in Connecticut
State profile · Below national median SD
Connecticut bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Connecticut — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 4,277
- Public bridges
- 24.0%
- Good condition
- 4.0%
- Poor condition
- 4.0%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
24.0%
1,025 bridges rated 7-9
-26.0pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
4.0%
169 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
4.0%
169 bridges flagged for repair priority
-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 — Structurally deficient share 13.2%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Connecticut (FHWA NBI)
Connecticut vs nearby ranks
Adjacent states on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Connecticut on the same metric.
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Connecticut
Six lowest-condition bridges in Connecticut, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
SHERMAN STREET
Structurally DeficientOver: YANTIC RIVER
1 MILE WEST ROUTE 2, New London, CT
Built 1920 Load: 3.9 t
RIVER BANK ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: EAST BRANCH MIANUS RIVER
0.8 MI N OF ROUTE 15, Fairfield, CT
Built 1957 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 1,500
TRACY ROAD #1
PoorOver: KITT BROOK
0.5 MI SOUTH OF ROUTE 14, Windham, CT
Built 1928 Load: 8.7 t ADT: 176
ROUTE 136
PoorOver: SAUGATUCK RIVER
BETWEEN I-95 EXIT 17 & 18, Fairfield, CT
Built 1870 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 14,500
KENSINGTON ROAD
PoorOver: MATTABESSET RIVER
0.2 MI S OF ROUTE 372, Hartford, CT
Built 1958 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 4,200
SR 664
PoorOver: SNAKE MEADOW BROOK
3 MI NORTH OF ROUTE 14, Windham, CT
Built 1925 Load: 11.3 t ADT: 600
All Bridges in Connecticut
PHILO CURTIS ROAD
UnknownOver: I-84 EB & I-84 RAMP 630
ON-RAMP FROM EXIT 11, Fairfield, CT
Built 1973 ADT: 5,000
ROUTE 8 NB & TR 80
UnknownOver: I-95,S FRONTAGE RD,S.AVE
I-95 EXIT 27A INTCHGNO 14, Fairfield, CT
Built 1999 ADT: 128,600
I-95 SB TR 804
UnknownOver: I-95 RAMP & LOCAL AVE's
ROUTE 8 SB, EXIT 1, Fairfield, CT
Built 2002 ADT: 1,900
ROUTE 8 NORTHBOUND
UnknownOver: ROUTE 130 EAST BOUND
0.6 MI N OF I-95, Fairfield, CT
Built 1968 ADT: 6,900
ROUTE 8 SOUTHBOUND
UnknownOver: ROUTE 130 EAST BOUND
0.6 MI N OF I-95, Fairfield, CT
Built 1968 ADT: 6,900
ROUTE 8 NORTHBOUND
UnknownOver: SR 700 FAIRFIELD AVE.
0.7 MI N OF I-95, Fairfield, CT
Built 1969 ADT: 7,800
ROUTE 8 SOUTHBOUND
UnknownOver: SR 700 FAIRFIELD AV
0.7 MI N OF I-95, Fairfield, CT
Built 1968 ADT: 7,600
ROUTE 8 NORTHBOUND
UnknownOver: ROUTE 8 SB RAMP 126
ROUTE 8 NB EXIT NO. 2, Fairfield, CT
Built 1968 ADT: 8,400
ROUTE 8 SOUTHBOUND
UnknownOver: ROUTE 8 SB RAMP 126
ROUTE 8 SB EXIT NO 2, Fairfield, CT
Built 1968 ADT: 8,400
ROUTE 8 NB RAMP 12
UnknownOver: ROUTE 8 NB RAMP 127
ROUTE 8 NB EXIT 2, Fairfield, CT
Built 1968 ADT: 2,700
LAFAYETTE SQUARE
UnknownOver: ROUTE 8
0.9 MI N OF I-95, Fairfield, CT
Built 1968 ADT: 77,900
JAMES STREET
UnknownOver: ROUTE 8
1.1 MI N OF I-95, Fairfield, CT
Built 1969 ADT: 88,000
HIGHLAND AVENUE
UnknownOver: ROUTE 8
1.2 MI N OF I-95, Fairfield, CT
Built 1968 ADT: 88,000
ROUTE 8 SOUTHBOUND
UnknownOver: CATHERINE ST & RTE 8 SB
1.3 MI N OF I-95, Fairfield, CT
Built 1970 ADT: 5,000
ROUTE 8 SOUTHBOUND
UnknownOver: US ROUTE 1 NORTH AVE
1.9 MI N. OF I95, Fairfield, CT
Built 1970 ADT: 14,100
ROUTE 8 NORTHBOUND
UnknownOver: US ROUTE 1 NORTH AVE
1.9 MI N OF I 95, Fairfield, CT
Built 1970 ADT: 14,100
STUART AVENUE
UnknownOver: US ROUTE 7 NORTHBOUND
I-95 NB EXIT NO. 15, Fairfield, CT
Built 1970 ADT: 11,500
US ROUTE 7 & RAMP
UnknownOver: I-95 & TR802,RTE 7 RMP 1
INTERSTATE-95 EXIT 15, Fairfield, CT
Built 1970 ADT: 4,700
US ROUTE 7 NB
UnknownOver: US ROUTE 1 (BELDEN AVE)
1.2 MI N OF I-95, Fairfield, CT
Built 1970 ADT: 13,200
US ROUTE 7 SB
UnknownOver: US ROUTE 1 (BELDEN AVE)
1.2 MILES NORTH OF I-95, Fairfield, CT
Built 1970 ADT: 13,200
US RTE 7 RAMP 005
UnknownOver: US ROUTE 1
1.2 MILES NORTH OF I-95, Fairfield, CT
Built 1970 ADT: 13,200
U.S. ROUTE 7 NB &
UnknownOver: ROUTE 123
1.8 MILE NORTH OF I-95, Fairfield, CT
Built 1970 ADT: 16,800
U.S. ROUTE 7 SB
UnknownOver: ROUTE 123
1.8 MILES NORTH OF I-95, Fairfield, CT
Built 1970 ADT: 16,800
SR 722
UnknownOver: RTE 8 & RAMPS 006 & 007
EXIT 5 OFF RT 8, Fairfield, CT
Built 1972 ADT: 10,400
ROUTE 8 SOUTHBOUND
UnknownOver: ROUTE 25 NORTHBOUND
ROUTE 8 & ROUTE 25 SPLIT, Fairfield, CT
Built 1971 ADT: 34,000
OLD TOWN ROAD
UnknownOver: ROUTE 25 SOUTHBOUND
1.1 MI S OF ROUTE 15, Fairfield, CT
Built 1972 ADT: 16,000
OLD TOWN ROAD
UnknownOver: ROUTE 25 NORTHBOUND
0.3 MI N OF ROUTE 8, Fairfield, CT
Built 1972 ADT: 17,200
ROUTE 127
UnknownOver: ROUTE 8
1.7 MI S OF ROUTE 15, Fairfield, CT
Built 1972 ADT: 57,400
ROUTE 8 RAMP 010
UnknownOver: ROUTE 8
4.2 MI N OF I-95, Fairfield, CT
Built 1971 ADT: 55,600
US ROUTE 7 SB
UnknownOver: US ROUTE 202
ROUTE 7 FEDERAL RD EXIT, Fairfield, CT
Built 1975 ADT: 22,700
US ROUTE 7 NB
UnknownOver: US ROUTE 202
AT RTE. 7 FEDERAL RD EXIT, Fairfield, CT
Built 1975 ADT: 22,700
ROUTE 133
UnknownOver: US ROUTE 7 & STILL RIVER
1 MILES N OF FEDERAL ROAD, Fairfield, CT
Built 1976 ADT: 30,500
SILVERMINE ROAD
UnknownOver: US ROUTE 7 & STILL RIVER
0.9 MI N OF ROUTE 133, Fairfield, CT
Built 1976 ADT: 29,600
US ROUTE 202
UnknownOver: US ROUTE 7
1.3 MI N OF ROUTE 133, Fairfield, CT
Built 1976 ADT: 20,800
BRDPT TRANSP CNTR
UnknownOver: ROUTE 130
0.1 MI N OF I-95, Fairfield, CT
Built 1974 ADT: 11,000
BANCROFT ROAD
UnknownOver: I-84 & BANCROFT BROOK
BETWEEN I-84 EXITS 11&12, Fairfield, CT
Built 1979 ADT: 76,300
ROUTE 25 SB TR 802
UnknownOver: ROUTE 25
0.2 MI S OF ROUTE 15, Fairfield, CT
Built 1980 ADT: 24,000
ROUTE 25 NB
UnknownOver: ROUTE 25 TR 801
0.1 MI N OF ROUTE 15, Fairfield, CT
Built 1980 ADT: 6,000
ROUTE 25 SB
UnknownOver: ROUTE 25 NB TR801
0.1 MI NORTH OF ROUTE 15, Fairfield, CT
Built 1980 ADT: 6,000
ROUTE 25 NB
UnknownOver: ROUTE 15 & TR 806
1.4 MI N OF ROUTE 8, Fairfield, CT
Built 1981 ADT: 69,800
ROUTE 25 SB
UnknownOver: ROUTE 15 & TR 806
1.4 MI N OF ROUTE 8, Fairfield, CT
Built 1981 ADT: 69,800
ROUTE 25 NB
UnknownOver: ROUTE 127
0.6 MI N OF ROUTE 15, Fairfield, CT
Built 1981 ADT: 14,200
ROUTE 25 SB
UnknownOver: ROUTE 127
0.6 MI N OF ROUTE 15, Fairfield, CT
Built 1980 ADT: 14,200
ROUTE 15 TR 807
UnknownOver: ROUTE 25 RAMP 003
330 FT W OF ROUTE 127, Fairfield, CT
Built 1981 ADT: 3,300
ROUTE 25 SB RAMP 4
UnknownOver: ROUTE 25 SB TR 802
0.2 MI S OF ROUTE 127, Fairfield, CT
Built 1981 ADT: 10,400
ROUTE 25 NB TR 802
UnknownOver: ROUTE 25 SB TR 801
0.4 MI S OF ROUTE 25 SB, Fairfield, CT
Built 1980 ADT: 7,400
ROUTE 25 SB TR 802
UnknownOver: ROUTE 15
1.5 MI N OF ROUTE 111, Fairfield, CT
Built 1981 ADT: 69,800
ROUTE 25 SB TR 802
UnknownOver: ROUTE 25 NB TR 801
ROUTE 25 SB EXIT NO. 8, Fairfield, CT
Built 1980 ADT: 9,700
ROUTE 25 NB TR 801
UnknownOver: ROUTE 15
RT 25 NB EXIT NO. 7, Fairfield, CT
Built 1981 ADT: 67,000
ROUTE 15 NB
UnknownOver: ROUTE 8 & RT 8 RAMP 143
ROUTE 15 EXIT NO. 52, Fairfield, CT
Built 1983 ADT: 50,000
Showing 151-200 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 Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
Check Your Daily Bridges
How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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