Structure 685 · Oxford County, ME

Sodom RD over Crooked River

Carries Sodom RD over Crooked River, 85 Ft East Of Townline.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall3/9 · Serious
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT64 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

64 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.

Built198244 years old
Length64.0 ft19.5 m
Daily traffic351counted 2016
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyOxford
Location85 Ft East Of Townline
CarriesSodom RD
CrossesCrooked River
Coordinates44.18700, -70.63088

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Max Span59.1 ft (18 m)
Deck Width21.7 ft (6.6 m)
Deck Area128.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1982

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic351 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number0685

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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