Structure 762 · Oxford County, ME

Meadow Brook Bridg over W Branch Pleasant River

Carries Meadow Brook Bridg over W Branch Pleasant River, 0.6 Mi SW Flat RD.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT41 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

41 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 girder bridge.

Built1957rebuilt 2016
Length41.0 ft12.5 m
Daily traffic41counted 2016
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyOxford
Location0.6 Mi SW Flat RD
CarriesMeadow Brook Bridg
CrossesW Branch Pleasant River
Coordinates44.35847, -70.85394

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length41.0 ft (12.5 m)
Max Span37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Deck Width17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Deck Area65 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1957 (reconstructed 2016)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic41 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number0762

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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