Structure 5571 · Waldo County, ME

Ghent RD over St.george River

Carries Ghent RD over St.george River, 0.3 Mi E Of Jct RTE 131.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT35 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

35 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built195472 years old
Length35.1 ft10.7 m
Daily traffic71counted 2016
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyWaldo
Location0.3 Mi E Of Jct RTE 131
CarriesGhent RD
CrossesSt.george River
Coordinates44.33567, -69.19882

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Max Span30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area91.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1954

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic71 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number5571

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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