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Bridge conditions in Litchfield County, Connecticut

470 inventoried bridges · 35 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

The federal inventory lists 470 bridges in Litchfield County: 151 rated good, 284 fair, and 35 poor.

35 of the 470 bridges in Litchfield County, Connecticut, are rated in poor condition (7.4%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
151 bridges (32.1%) are rated good and 284 (60.4%) fair.
The median Litchfield County bridge was built in 1964.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is US Route 44 Rte 1 over Still River (built 1949), carrying about 18,500 vehicles a day.

Good 32.1% · Fair 60.4% · Poor 7.4% of 470 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US Route 44 Rte 1 over Still River	1949	18,500	Poor
Route 8 Northbound over Branch Brook	1964	16,800	Poor
Grove Street over Housatonic River	1977	7,900	Poor
East Albert Street over Naugatuck River	1959	7,800	Poor
US Route 44 over Wachocastinook Creek	1951	7,400	Poor
Church Street over W Br Naugatuck River	1956	5,350	Poor
US Route 202 over Shepaug River	1957	4,800	Poor
Boardman Road over Housatonic River	1984	3,700	Poor
Meadow Street over Mad River	1956	3,010	Poor
Wellers Bridge Rd over Shepaug River	1955	3,000	Poor
Franklin Street over E Br Naugatuck River	1958	2,840	Poor
Wall Street over E Branch Naugatuck River	1961	2,780	Poor
Route 4 over Guinea Brook	1933	2,200	Poor
Wallens Street over Still River	1955	1,860	Poor
Newfield Road over E Br Naugatuck River	1957	1,850	Poor
Van Car Road over East Aspetuck River	1957	908	Poor
Wheaton Road over East Aspetuck River	1985	908	Poor
Route 263 over E Branch Naugatuck River	1935	700	Poor
24 Bumper Road over Route 8	1966	680	Poor
Merryall Road over West Aspetuck River	1937	655	Poor
Squire Hill Road over West Aspetuck River	1956	625	Poor
Sand Road over West Aspetuck River	1983	516	Poor
White Street over Still River	1956	410	Poor
Cobble Road over Hollenbeck River	1956	378	Poor
Locust Road over Rock Brook	1967	319	Poor
Bridge Street over Mad River	1956	310	Poor
Mountain Road over Spaulding Brook	1955	209	Poor
West Morris Road over Bantam River	1956	200	Poor
Grantville Road over Mad River	1956	135	Poor
South Road over Still River	1984	106	Poor
River Place over Blackberry River	1957	100	Poor
Falls Road over Nonnewaug Brook	1956	95	Poor
Smith Road over Hall Meadow Brook	1999	77	Poor
Old Goshen Road over Hall Meadow Brook	1956	52	Poor
Maddox Road #1 over East Spring Brook	1956	20	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Interstate-95 over Route 10	1957	132,600	Good
Interstate-95 over Richards Avenue	1956	115,900	Fair
US 202 & Route 67 over Housatonic River	1953	23,800	Fair
Route 8 Northbound over Laurel Hill Road	1966	22,000	Fair
US Route 44 Rte 1 over Still River	1949	18,500	Poor
Route 8 Northbound over Branch Brook	1964	16,800	Poor
Route 8 Northbound over Reynolds Bridge Road	1964	16,800	Fair
U.S. Route 6 over Pequabuck River	1935	16,600	Fair
U.S. Route 6 over Pequabuck River	1986	16,600	Fair
Route 8 Southbound over Branch Brook	1964	16,200	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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