Structure 6141 · Penobscot County, ME

Medway RD over I-95 NB & SB

Carries Medway RD over I-95 NB & SB, Interchange 244 (56).

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT288 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

288 ft end to end, longest span 71 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.

Built1966rebuilt 2024
Length288.1 ft87.8 m
Daily traffic3,861counted 2016
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyPenobscot
LocationInterchange 244 (56)
CarriesMedway RD
CrossesI-95 NB & SB
Coordinates45.60710, -68.52222

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length288.1 ft (87.8 m)
Max Span70.9 ft (21.6 m)
Deck Width35.8 ft (10.9 m)
Deck Area957.0 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1966 (reconstructed 2024)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,861 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number6141

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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