Structure 815 · Cumberland County, ME

US 1 NB over I295 & Wash AVE NB & SB

Carries US 1 NB over I295 & Wash AVE NB & SB, 0.1 Mi E NB & SB Diverge.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT480 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

480 ft end to end, longest span 149 ft: about 7 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 segmental box-girder bridge.

Built198739 years old
Length480.0 ft146.3 m
Daily traffic3,000counted 2016
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyCumberland
Location0.1 Mi E NB & SB Diverge
CarriesUS 1 NB
CrossesI295 & Wash AVE NB & SB
Coordinates43.67902, -70.25615

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignSegmental Box Girder
Total Length480.0 ft (146.3 m)
Max Span149.0 ft (45.4 m)
Deck Width31.8 ft (9.7 m)
Deck Area1419.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1987

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,000 (2016)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number0815

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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