Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Other / Unknown
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe
Flight Crew Diverted; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Landed As Precaution
Aircraft; Company Policy
Enroute at flight level 310 the Captains front windscreen cracked (Spiderwebbed) instantaneously.  My First Officer (FO) and I immediately put our oxygen masks on and established communication.  Looking at the damage and our situational awareness we were about 80 miles from ZZZ.  I then dropped my seat; put up extra glare shields up on my side to help block the windscreen in the event it would fail.  My FO was flying the aircraft and continued to a landing.  I [notified ATC] and we got vectors and a descent for a visual landing.  I then informed the Flight Attendant of our [situation] and to prepare the cabin for landing.  We monitored the pressurization all the way down; and during the descent the front windscreen kept popping and loud cracking sounds could be heard.  We had a terrible time seeing and setting up our Electronic Flight Bag (EFBs) because the masks were so filthy.  My EFB also froze up trying to get runway info. I just used ATC's info and my FOs info he was able to bring up.The Company does not want us to divert if we get a cracked windscreen.
The front windshield of a CRJ cracked badly; so the Captain diverted to a nearby airport.