Structure 2400 · Aroostook County, ME

Bridge ST over Saint John River

Carries Bridge ST over Saint John River, 0.15 Mi NE Of Jct Us1.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT732 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

732 ft end to end, longest span 190 ft: about 2.0 football fields. 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1972rebuilt 2018
Length731.6 ft223 m
Daily traffic330counted 2016
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyAroostook
Location0.15 Mi NE Of Jct Us1
CarriesBridge ST
CrossesSaint John River
Coordinates47.15959, -67.93092

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length731.6 ft (223 m)
Max Span190.0 ft (57.9 m)
Deck Width36.7 ft (11.2 m)
Deck Area2497.6 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1972 (reconstructed 2018)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic330 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number2400

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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