Structure 5996 · Kennebec County, ME

Hill RD over Interstate 95 NB

Carries Hill RD over Interstate 95 NB, 0.5 Mi N Of Jct Rr Street.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT420 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

420 ft end to end, longest span 77 ft: about 6 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.

Built1964rebuilt 1993
Length419.9 ft128 m
Daily traffic1,628counted 2016
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyKennebec
Location0.5 Mi N Of Jct Rr Street
CarriesHill RD
CrossesInterstate 95 NB
Coordinates44.65008, -69.51565

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length419.9 ft (128 m)
Max Span77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area1292.8 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1964 (reconstructed 1993)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,628 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number5996

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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