Structure 5905 · Penobscot County, ME

Kelly RD over Interstate 95 NB & SB

Carries Kelly RD over Interstate 95 NB & SB, I-95 Interchange # 191.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT304 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

304 ft end to end, longest span 66 ft: about 4 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.

Built1961rebuilt 2020
Length303.8 ft92.6 m
Daily traffic4,778counted 2016
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyPenobscot
LocationI-95 Interchange # 191
CarriesKelly RD
CrossesInterstate 95 NB & SB
Coordinates44.87319, -68.70257

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length303.8 ft (92.6 m)
Max Span65.6 ft (20 m)
Deck Width35.4 ft (10.8 m)
Deck Area1000.1 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1961 (reconstructed 2020)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,778 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number5905

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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