Structure 1203 · York County, ME

New Dam RD over Little Ossipee River

Carries New Dam RD over Little Ossipee River, 0.9mi S Doles Ridge RD.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT131 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

131 ft end to end. 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.

Built198244 years old
Length130.6 ft39.8 m
Daily traffic1,230counted 2016
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyYork
Location0.9mi S Doles Ridge RD
CarriesNew Dam RD
CrossesLittle Ossipee River
Coordinates43.66540, -70.72181

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length130.6 ft (39.8 m)
Max Span125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Deck Width27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Deck Area330.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1982

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,230 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number1203

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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