Structure 3320 · Hancock County, ME

Tannery Loop RD over West Branch Union River

Carries Tannery Loop RD over West Branch Union River, 1 Mi N Jct RTE 9.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT54 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9 · sets the rating

54 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 girder bridge.

Built195670 years old
Length54.5 ft16.6 m
Daily traffic54counted 2016
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyHancock
Location1 Mi N Jct RTE 9
CarriesTannery Loop RD
CrossesWest Branch Union River
Coordinates44.83903, -68.37444

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length54.5 ft (16.6 m)
Max Span49.2 ft (15 m)
Deck Width15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Area76.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1956

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic54 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number3320

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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