Structure 2458 · Waldo County, ME

Atlantic HWY over Frohock Brook

Carries Atlantic HWY over Frohock Brook, .2 Mi N Jct 173.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT45 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

45 ft end to end. Lengths and the car on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a slab bridge.

Built200422 years old
Length44.9 ft13.7 m
Daily traffic6,734counted 2016
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyWaldo
Location.2 Mi N Jct 173
CarriesAtlantic HWY
CrossesFrohock Brook
Coordinates44.28331, -69.00853

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Max Span42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area124.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2004

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,734 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number2458

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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