Structure 2500 · Aroostook County, ME

E Main ST over Fish River

Carries E Main ST over Fish River, 0.2 Mi E Of Jct RTE 11.

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 overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT211 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

211 ft end to end, longest span 75 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.

Built1953rebuilt 1989
Length210.6 ft64.2 m
Daily traffic8,100counted 2016
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyAroostook
Location0.2 Mi E Of Jct RTE 11
CarriesE Main ST
CrossesFish River
Coordinates47.25189, -68.59319

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length210.6 ft (64.2 m)
Max Span75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Width40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Area783.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1953 (reconstructed 1989)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,100 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number2500

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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