Structure 171 · Hancock County, ME

Guzzle RD over West Bay Stream

Carries Guzzle RD over West Bay Stream, 1.5 Mi NW RT 1.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 2 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating2/9 · Critical
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
25 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 2/9 · sets the rating

25 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built1980rebuilt 2003
Length24.9 ft7.6 m
Daily traffic126counted 2016
Last inspectedMay 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyHancock
Location1.5 Mi NW RT 1
CarriesGuzzle RD
CrossesWest Bay Stream
Coordinates44.49786, -68.05868

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area37.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1980 (reconstructed 2003)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic126 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical2 — Bridge closed (monitoring)
Structure Number0171

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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