Structure 6171 · Aroostook County, ME

Cow Team RD over Interstate 95 NB & SB

Carries Cow Team RD over Interstate 95 NB & SB, 0.1 Mi NW Of Sherman Tl.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT438 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

438 ft end to end, longest span 85 ft: about 6 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.

Built196759 years old
Length437.7 ft133.4 m
Daily traffic50counted 2016
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyAroostook
Location0.1 Mi NW Of Sherman Tl
CarriesCow Team RD
CrossesInterstate 95 NB & SB
Coordinates45.94658, -68.33943

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length437.7 ft (133.4 m)
Max Span85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area1133.9 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number6171

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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