Structure 2616 · Franklin County, ME

Flagstaff RD over North Branch Dead River

Carries Flagstaff RD over North Branch Dead River, 0.1 Mi Ely Jct RTE 27.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
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 FT123 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

123 ft end to end, longest span 41 ft. 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 slab bridge.

Built198739 years old
Length122.7 ft37.4 m
Daily traffic85counted 2016
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyFranklin
Location0.1 Mi Ely Jct RTE 27
CarriesFlagstaff RD
CrossesNorth Branch Dead River
Coordinates45.19636, -70.45898

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length122.7 ft (37.4 m)
Max Span41.0 ft (12.5 m)
Deck Width28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Area325.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1987

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic85 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number2616

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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