Structure 6238 · Kennebec County, ME

Weeks Mills RD over West Br Sheepscot River

Carries Weeks Mills RD over West Br Sheepscot River, 2.2 Mi SE Of Jct RTE 32.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
25 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

25 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built197254 years old
Length24.9 ft7.6 m
Daily traffic1,438counted 2016
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyKennebec
Location2.2 Mi SE Of Jct RTE 32
CarriesWeeks Mills RD
CrossesWest Br Sheepscot River
Coordinates44.35873, -69.54525

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Max Span22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Width35.4 ft (10.8 m)
Deck Area82.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1972

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,438 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number6238

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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