Structure 5180 · Franklin County, ME

Zion Hill RD over Little Norridgewock Str

Carries Zion Hill RD over Little Norridgewock Str, 0.1 Mi W Jct Dutch Gap RD.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT49 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

49 ft end to end, longest span 21 ft. 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 slab bridge.

Built194878 years old
Length48.6 ft14.8 m
Daily traffic688counted 2016
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaine
CountyFranklin
Location0.1 Mi W Jct Dutch Gap RD
CarriesZion Hill RD
CrossesLittle Norridgewock Str
Coordinates44.55147, -70.08678

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length48.6 ft (14.8 m)
Max Span21.3 ft (6.5 m)
Deck Width25.6 ft (7.8 m)
Deck Area115.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1948

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic688 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number5180

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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