Structure 2885 · Penobscot County, ME

North ST over E.branch Sebasticook R.

Carries North ST over E.branch Sebasticook R., 100 Ft E Of Jct Water ST.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT72 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

72 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195175 years old
Length71.9 ft21.9 m
Daily traffic1,335counted 2016
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 12 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyPenobscot
Location100 Ft E Of Jct Water ST
CarriesNorth ST
CrossesE.branch Sebasticook R.
Coordinates44.83966, -69.27604

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Max Span66.9 ft (20.4 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area205.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1951

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,335 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number2885

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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