One-quarter of Connecticut”™s bridges are functionally obsolete and 8 percent are structurally deficient, according to a data analysis released by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association.
Six Fairfield County bridges that are among the state”™s most traveled were identified as being structurally deficient, including the Yankee Doodle Bridge over the Norwalk River, which was built in 1957, and the bridge carrying Route 15 over the Saugatuck River that was built in 1938.
The association also noted that the state has identified needed repairs on 88 bridges, which are estimated to total $917 million. Over the last 10 years, 143 bridges have been constructed in Connecticut while 130 have undergone major reconstruction.