Structure 3432 · Sagadahoc County, ME

Browns Point RD over Abagadasset River

Carries Browns Point RD over Abagadasset River, 1.7 Mi W Of Jct RTE 24.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT93 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

93 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 girder bridge.

Built194977 years old
Length93.2 ft28.4 m
Daily traffic366counted 2016
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 12 months

Location

StateMaine
CountySagadahoc
Location1.7 Mi W Of Jct RTE 24
CarriesBrowns Point RD
CrossesAbagadasset River
Coordinates44.01024, -69.85172

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length93.2 ft (28.4 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Area130.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1949

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic366 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number3432

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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