Structure 5830 · Cumberland County, ME

Bucknam RD over I295 NB & Sb-from Plans

Carries Bucknam RD over I295 NB & Sb-from Plans, 0.3 Mi Wly Of Jct Us1.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructure9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT242 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

242 ft end to end, longest span 124 ft: about 3 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built20224 years old
Length242.1 ft73.8 m
Daily traffic14,010counted 2018
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyCumberland
Location0.3 Mi Wly Of Jct Us1
CarriesBucknam RD
CrossesI295 NB & Sb-from Plans
Coordinates43.72779, -70.23704

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length242.1 ft (73.8 m)
Max Span124.0 ft (37.8 m)
Deck Width52.2 ft (15.9 m)
Deck Area1173.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2022

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,010 (2018)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number5830

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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