Structure 5190 · Sagadahoc County, ME

Bay RD over Cathance River

Carries Bay RD over Cathance River, 0.2 Mi SB Of Jct RTE 125.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT156 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

156 ft end to end: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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 through truss.

Built195373 years old
Length155.8 ft47.5 m
Daily traffic1,732counted 2016
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaine
CountySagadahoc
Location0.2 Mi SB Of Jct RTE 125
CarriesBay RD
CrossesCathance River
Coordinates44.00714, -69.89538

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length155.8 ft (47.5 m)
Max Span149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area375.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1953

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,732 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number5190

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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