Structure 79 · Androscoggin County, ME

Poland Spring Road over I-95

Carries Poland Spring Road over I-95, 0.096 Mi W Of Old Hotel.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT326 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

326 ft end to end, longest span 57 ft: about 5 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1956rebuilt 2024
Length326.1 ft99.4 m
Daily traffic2,567counted 2016
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyAndroscoggin
Location0.096 Mi W Of Old Hotel
CarriesPoland Spring Road
CrossesI-95
Coordinates44.02777, -70.28840

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length326.1 ft (99.4 m)
Max Span57.4 ft (17.5 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area974.1 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1956 (reconstructed 2024)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,567 (2016)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number0079

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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