230+ CT Bridges In Poor Condition: See The Full List Here

CONNECTICUT — Connecticut has made progress in the last few years to fix its aging bridges, but thousands of motorists still drive over structurally deficient bridges every day.

There are 231 structurally deficient bridges in Connecticut, which was an improvement from 329 in 2017, according to a report from the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, a road contractor lobbying group. The report is based on the federal National Bridge Inventory.

Nationally, there are more than 43,000 structurally deficient bridges. A bridge is classified as structurally deficient if the deck, superstructure or substructure are in poor condition, or if the culvert below it is in poor condition, according to government definitions.

Connecticut ranks 40th (first being worst) in the nation for the number of structurally deficient bridges, according to ARTBA.

About 5.3 percent of Connecticut’s bridges are structurally deficient, which is 30th in the nation. The state ranks 14th for percent of bridge deck area that is deficient.

This is the eighth year the road and bridge contractors group has compiled the inventory of crumbling bridges.

Earlier this year, the Transportation Department targeted about 15,000 crumbling bridges for repair in a five-year, $27 billion program — the largest dedicated bridge investment in U.S. history since the interstate highway system was authorized in the 1950s. Connecticut will get more than $561 million over five years for bridge repairs.