Structure 2789 · Lincoln County, ME

Hendricks Hill RD over Townsend Gut/atlantic O

Carries Hendricks Hill RD over Townsend Gut/atlantic O, 0.1 Mi N Of Jct RTE 238.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT369 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

369 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 5 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 swing bridge (drawn closed).

Built1939rebuilt 1987
Length369.1 ft112.5 m
Daily traffic3,430counted 2016
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyLincoln
Location0.1 Mi N Of Jct RTE 238
CarriesHendricks Hill RD
CrossesTownsend Gut/atlantic O
Coordinates43.84276, -69.65395

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignMovable - Swing
Total Length369.1 ft (112.5 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Area787.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1939 (reconstructed 1987)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,430 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number2789

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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