Structure 6321 · Kennebec County, ME

Lewiston RD over Interstate 295 NB & SB

Carries Lewiston RD over Interstate 295 NB & SB, 2.0 Mi N Gardiner T.l..

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
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 FT176 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

176 ft end to end, longest span 85 ft: about 2 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.

Built197353 years old
Length175.9 ft53.6 m
Daily traffic4,211counted 2016
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyKennebec
Location2.0 Mi N Gardiner T.l.
CarriesLewiston RD
CrossesInterstate 295 NB & SB
Coordinates44.20938, -69.82464

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length175.9 ft (53.6 m)
Max Span85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Deck Width46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Area766.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1973

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,211 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number6321

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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