Total Bridges
4,277
Public highway bridges in Connecticut
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
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
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.
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.
SHERMAN STREET
PoorOver: YANTIC RIVER
1 MILE WEST ROUTE 2, New London, CT
Built 1920 Load: 3.9 t
RIVER BANK ROAD
PoorOver: 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
INTERSTATE-84 EB
UnknownOver: I-84 WB EXIT 42 OFF RAMP
0.8 MILE EAST OF EXIT 41, Hartford, CT
Built 1965 ADT: 1,700
INTERSTATE-84 WB
UnknownOver: SR 501 NB & I-84 TR 821
.31MI EAST OF JC SR501 SB, Hartford, CT
Built 1965 ADT: 6,400
I-84 TR 821
UnknownOver: SR 501 NB & TROUT BROOK
EB ON-RAMP FROM PARK ROAD, Hartford, CT
Built 1965 ADT: 7,100
SOUTH QUAKER LANE
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE-84
0.4 MILE SOUTH OF PARK RD, Hartford, CT
Built 1965 ADT: 120,600
OAKWOOD AVENUE #2
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE-84
0.2 MILE WEST OF EXIT 44, Hartford, CT
Built 1965 ADT: 120,600
PROSPECT AVENUE
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 84
0.33 MI E OF OAKWOOD AVE, Hartford, CT
Built 1965 ADT: 112,800
TRUMBULL STREET
UnknownOver: I-84, TR 839 & TR 841
SO END OF STRUCT,CHAPEL S, Hartford, CT
Built 1964 ADT: 127,300
ASYLUM STREET
UnknownOver: I-84 WESTBOUND
BR AT INT OF I-84 EB, Hartford, CT
Built 1966 ADT: 76,400
COMMERCE STREET
UnknownOver: SR 598
0.1 MI W OF JCT I-91, Hartford, CT
Built 1964 ADT: 32,300
INTERSTATE-84 EB
UnknownOver: US ROUTE 44 EASTBOUND
.3 MI EAST OF HARTFORD TL, Hartford, CT
Built 1964 ADT: 4,400
INTERSTATE-84 WB
UnknownOver: US ROUTE 44 EASTBOUND
.3 MI EAST OF HARTFORD TL, Hartford, CT
Built 1964 ADT: 4,400
SR 598 EB TR 803
UnknownOver: SR 598 WB &CONN SOUTHERN
RAMP FROM SR598 TO I91 NB, Hartford, CT
Built 1964 ADT: 7,400
ROUTE 322
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE-691
INTERSTATE-691 EXIT NO. 4, Hartford, CT
Built 1971 ADT: 57,600
RT 2 WB & SR500-80
UnknownOver: I-84 EB & TR 828
.4 MI E HARTFORD TL, Hartford, CT
Built 1964 ADT: 20,700
I-84 TR 829
UnknownOver: I-84 EB & I-84 TR 828
.20 MI E OF HARTFORD TL, Hartford, CT
Built 2019 ADT: 20,700
ROUTE 2 WESTBOUND
UnknownOver: I-84EB, I-84TR 831 & 833
0.09 MI E OF OP I-84 EB, Hartford, CT
Built 1964 ADT: 10,500
I-84 WB TR827
UnknownOver: I-84,SR.500 AND RAMPS
RT.2WB. RAMP TO I-84 WB., Hartford, CT
Built 1994 ADT: 6,000
RTE 2 EB & I84-828
UnknownOver: I-84 RAMPS 833 & 831
.5 MI E FOUNDERS BR.-HTFD, Hartford, CT
Built 1964 ADT: 6,200
SR 500 SB TR 805
UnknownOver: I-84 EB TR 833 & 831
0.26 MI S OF GOVERNOR ST, Hartford, CT
Built 2017 ADT: 1,400
SR 500 TR 801
UnknownOver: I-84 EB AND I-84 TR 833
NB ACCESS FROM ROUTE 2 WB, Hartford, CT
Built 1964 ADT: 8,000
I-84 TR 831
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE-84 EB
RTE 2/84 EB EXIT 70 GOV, Hartford, CT
Built 1964 ADT: 43,800
SR 500N, I-84 TR 8
UnknownOver: I-84 WB & I-84 RAMP 701
0.3 MI NORTH OF ROUTE 2, Hartford, CT
Built 1964 ADT: 4,000
I-84 830,SR500-805
UnknownOver: I-84 EB & SR 500
.4 MI S INT GOV ST U/236, Hartford, CT
Built 1964 ADT: 4,600
SR 500 TR 805
UnknownOver: I-84 WB & I-84-829
.25 MILE S OF GOVERNOR ST, Hartford, CT
Built 1998 ADT: 87,600
SR 500 TR 803
UnknownOver: I-84, SR 500, TR 801 & 8
0.2 MILE S OF GOVERNOR ST, Hartford, CT
Built 1964 ADT: 4,200
ROUTE 72 SB
UnknownOver: ROUTE 10
1.5 MI WEST OF I-84, Hartford, CT
Built 1975 ADT: 10,400
ROUTE 72 NB
UnknownOver: ROUTE 10
1.5 MI W OF INTERSTATE-84, Hartford, CT
Built 1975 ADT: 10,400
ROUTE 72 EB
UnknownOver: ROUTE 372
0.5 MI W OF I-84 INTRCHNG, Hartford, CT
Built 1975 ADT: 12,500
ROUTE 72 WB
UnknownOver: ROUTE 372
0.2 MILES EAST ROUTE 10, Hartford, CT
Built 1975 ADT: 12,500
ROUTE 72 WESTBOUND
UnknownOver: SR 555 (WEST MAIN ST.)
0.4 MI EAST OF ROUTE 372, Hartford, CT
Built 1973 ADT: 10,000
ROUTE 72 EASTBOUND
UnknownOver: SR 555 (WEST MAIN ST.)
0.4 MILES EAST ROUTE 372, Hartford, CT
Built 1973 ADT: 10,000
CURTIS STREET
UnknownOver: ROUTE 72
1.2 MI N OF ROUTE 9, Hartford, CT
Built 1973 ADT: 66,300
GROVE HILL ROAD
UnknownOver: ROUTE 72
.8 MI EAST RTE 72, Hartford, CT
Built 1974 ADT: 63,500
LAKE STREET
UnknownOver: ROUTE 72
200FT WEST COLUMBUS BLV, Hartford, CT
Built 1974 ADT: 59,900
ORCHARD STREET
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 91
0.4 MILE SOUTH OF EXIT 24, Hartford, CT
Built 1964 ADT: 149,900
GILBERT AVENUE
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE-91
1.19MI SOUTH JCT I91&RT99, Hartford, CT
Built 1964 ADT: 149,900
ROUTE 3
UnknownOver: I-91 & DIVIDEND BROOK
.07 MI NO OF BROOK ST INT, Hartford, CT
Built 1965 ADT: 153,000
SSR 411(WEST ST)
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE-91 & NB RAMP
.3MI (EAST) OF JCT RTE 3, Hartford, CT
Built 1965 ADT: 133,800
ROUTE 160
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE-91 SOUTHBOUND
0.4 MILE EAST OF ROUTE 3, Hartford, CT
Built 2019 ADT: 74,950
ROUTE 160
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE-91 NORTHBOUND
1.69 MI W OF RTE 99 JUNCT, Hartford, CT
Built 2019 ADT: 74,950
SHUTTLE MEADOW RD
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE-84
I-84 BETWEEN EXITS 32-33, Hartford, CT
Built 1965 ADT: 94,400
JOHNSON ROAD
UnknownOver: ROUTE 2
0.4 MI E OF O PASS RT 66, Hartford, CT
Built 1966 ADT: 34,800
SO MAIN STREET #1
UnknownOver: ROUTE 2
AT EXIT 15, Hartford, CT
Built 1966 ADT: 35,700
INTERSTATE-84 EB
UnknownOver: BROAD ST, I-84 RAMP 191
1.17 MI S OF JCT US 44 WB, Hartford, CT
Built 1966 ADT: 9,900
BROAD STREET
UnknownOver: I-84 WB & I-84 RAMP 191
.5MI W OF HIGH ST & I84WB, Hartford, CT
Built 1966 ADT: 9,900
AMTRAK
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 84 RAMP 191
CAPITOL AVE RAMP TO 84 WB, Hartford, CT
Built 1966 ADT: 5,400
INTERSTATE-84 WB
UnknownOver: SR 536 (WOODFORD AVENUE)
1.13 MI W NEW BRITAIN TL, Hartford, CT
Built 1969 ADT: 12,600
INTERSTATE-84 EB
UnknownOver: SR 536 (WOODFORD AVENUE)
AT EX 34 CROOKED ST, Hartford, CT
Built 1969 ADT: 12,700
INTERSTATE-84 WB
UnknownOver: ROUTE 72 SOUTHBOUND
1/4MI WEST EXIT 33 I-84WB, Hartford, CT
Built 1968 ADT: 25,000
SR536 - CROOKED ST
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE-84 & ROUTE 72
0.3 MI W OF ROUTE 372, Hartford, CT
Built 1968 ADT: 57,300
Showing 301-350 of 4,277 bridges
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