Structure 2114 · Aroostook County, ME

Burnt Brow RD over Captain Ambrose Bear Str

Carries Burnt Brow RD over Captain Ambrose Bear Str, 1.0 Mi Nly Of Jct B RD.

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 overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT55 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

55 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.

Built1955rebuilt 2021
Length54.8 ft16.7 m
Daily traffic20counted 2016
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyAroostook
Location1.0 Mi Nly Of Jct B RD
CarriesBurnt Brow RD
CrossesCaptain Ambrose Bear Str
Coordinates46.20679, -67.91890

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length54.8 ft (16.7 m)
Max Span52.2 ft (15.9 m)
Deck Width14.8 ft (4.5 m)
Deck Area75.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1955 (reconstructed 2021)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number2114

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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