Structure 5960 · Penobscot County, ME

Moosehead Trl over Interstate 95 NB & SB

Carries Moosehead Trl over Interstate 95 NB & SB, I-95 Interchange # 161.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
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 FT546 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

546 ft end to end, longest span 93 ft: about 1.5 football fields. 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.

Built1962rebuilt 2018
Length545.9 ft166.4 m
Daily traffic1,980counted 2016
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyPenobscot
LocationI-95 Interchange # 161
CarriesMoosehead Trl
CrossesInterstate 95 NB & SB
Coordinates44.80229, -69.22053

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length545.9 ft (166.4 m)
Max Span92.8 ft (28.3 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area1564.2 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1962 (reconstructed 2018)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,980 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number5960

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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