Structure 1700010P0000000 · Hancock County, ME

Paradise Hill Road over Duck Brook Road

Carries Paradise Hill Road over Duck Brook Road, 0.5 Miles North Of Maine.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT31 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

31 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 deck arch.

Built195175 years old
Length31.5 ft9.6 m
Daily traffic3,939counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyHancock
Location0.5 Miles North Of Maine
CarriesParadise Hill Road
CrossesDuck Brook Road
Coordinates44.39117, -68.22972

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length31.5 ft (9.6 m)
Max Span31.5 ft (9.6 m)
Deck Width33.8 ft (10.3 m)
Deck Area98.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1951

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,939 (2022)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerNational Park Service
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number1700010P0000000

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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