Structure 6273 · Cumberland County, ME

I 295 NB over State Route 703

Carries I 295 NB over State Route 703, 0.5 Mi N RTE 1 Conn.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT235 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

235 ft end to end, longest span 120 ft: about 3 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.

Built1971rebuilt 1995
Length235.2 ft71.7 m
Daily traffic9,830counted 2016
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyCumberland
Location0.5 Mi N RTE 1 Conn
CarriesI 295 NB
CrossesState Route 703
Coordinates43.62685, -70.32883

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length235.2 ft (71.7 m)
Max Span119.8 ft (36.5 m)
Deck Width63.0 ft (19.2 m)
Deck Area1376.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1971 (reconstructed 1995)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,830 (2016)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number6273

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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