Structure 1003 · Penobscot County, ME

Covered Bridge RD over Kenduskeag Stream

Carries Covered Bridge RD over Kenduskeag Stream, 0.3 Mi S Of Jct Grand RD.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT91 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

91 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 through truss.

Built1876rebuilt 1983
Length90.9 ft27.7 m
Daily traffic72counted 2016
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyPenobscot
Location0.3 Mi S Of Jct Grand RD
CarriesCovered Bridge RD
CrossesKenduskeag Stream
Coordinates44.94341, -68.96858

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length90.9 ft (27.7 m)
Max Span73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Deck Width18.0 ft (5.5 m)
Deck Area152.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1876 (reconstructed 1983)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic72 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number1003

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.

Nearby Bridges