Structure 2570 · Penobscot County, ME

Central ST over Millinocket Stream

Carries Central ST over Millinocket Stream, 2.mi E T-3 Townline.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT62 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

62 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built199135 years old
Length62.3 ft19 m
Daily traffic8,456counted 2016
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyPenobscot
Location2.mi E T-3 Townline
CarriesCentral ST
CrossesMillinocket Stream
Coordinates45.65745, -68.70467

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length62.3 ft (19 m)
Max Span56.8 ft (17.3 m)
Deck Width67.3 ft (20.5 m)
Deck Area389.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,456 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number2570

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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