Structure 2491 · Somerset County, ME

Main ST over Kennebec R

Carries Main ST over Kennebec R, Madison Anson Tl.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT469 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9

469 ft end to end, longest span 170 ft: about 7 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.

Built197452 years old
Length468.5 ft142.8 m
Daily traffic7,854counted 2016
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaine
CountySomerset
LocationMadison Anson Tl
CarriesMain ST
CrossesKennebec R
Coordinates44.79890, -69.88822

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length468.5 ft (142.8 m)
Max Span169.9 ft (51.8 m)
Deck Width44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Area1913.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1974

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,854 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number2491

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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