Structure 6147 · Penobscot County, ME

River RD over Penobscot Rv

Carries River RD over Penobscot Rv, .8 Mi.w. Us#2&6.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,122 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

1,122 ft end to end, longest span 170 ft: about 3.1 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.

Built197155 years old
Length1122.4 ft342.1 m
Daily traffic5,310counted 2016
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyPenobscot
Location.8 Mi.w. Us#2&6
CarriesRiver RD
CrossesPenobscot Rv
Coordinates45.36257, -68.54781

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1122.4 ft (342.1 m)
Max Span169.9 ft (51.8 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area3763.1 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,310 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number6147

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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