Ridgefield’s seven bridges are not obsolete, but 14.29% of them are structurally deficient, according to a study of state bridge data by the Connecticut Mirror.

About 28% of the bridges in Connecticut are functionally obsolete and 9% are structurally deficient, according to the analysis of 2015 bridge data, published online.

Some towns are in far worse shape than others. Oxford has eight bridges in town and each has been categorized as functionally obsolete, which means they do not meet current design standards for such things as lane width or number of lanes relative to traffic volume, according to the study.

Windsor Locks is similar to Oxford in that all four of its bridges are functionally obsolete.

Towns like Westbrook, North Branford and West Hartford have more bridges that are functionally obsolete than those that have no deficiency whatsoever.

In Ridgefield, the state Department of Transportation is replacing the bridge on Route 35 near the Fox Hill condominiums. The project is scheduled to be complete in the spring of 2007.

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