Structure 5278 · Cumberland County, ME

Middle RD over Presumpscot River

Carries Middle RD over Presumpscot River, 1 Mi N Townline.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT241 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

241 ft end to end, longest span 77 ft: about 3 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 slab bridge.

Built1951rebuilt 1997
Length241.1 ft73.5 m
Daily traffic4,818counted 2016
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyCumberland
Location1 Mi N Townline
CarriesMiddle RD
CrossesPresumpscot River
Coordinates43.71508, -70.25260

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length241.1 ft (73.5 m)
Max Span77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Deck Width35.4 ft (10.8 m)
Deck Area793.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1951 (reconstructed 1997)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,818 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number5278

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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