Structure 6079 · Penobscot County, ME

US HWY 202 over Souadabscook Stream

Carries US HWY 202 over Souadabscook Stream, 0.3 Mi. N Of Jct RTE 9.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT292 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

292 ft end to end, longest span 110 ft: about 4 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.

Built196561 years old
Length292.0 ft89 m
Daily traffic5,958counted 2016
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyPenobscot
Location0.3 Mi. N Of Jct RTE 9
CarriesUS HWY 202
CrossesSouadabscook Stream
Coordinates44.74971, -68.84498

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length292.0 ft (89 m)
Max Span109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Deck Width35.4 ft (10.8 m)
Deck Area961.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,958 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number6079

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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