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ROUTE 238 over DECKER COVE (ATLANTIC O)

Lincoln County, Maine

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Coordinates:
+43.84022, -69.65577
43°50'25" N, 69°39'21" W

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Facts

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	ROUTE 238 over DECKER COVE (ATLANTIC O)
Structure number:	2848
Location:	100 FT S OF ROUTE 27
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Minor Collector (Rural) `[08]`
Length of largest span:	44.9 ft. `[13.7 m]`
Total length:	195.9 ft. `[59.7 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	21.0 ft. `[6.4 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	22.3 ft. `[6.8 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	3.3 ft. `[1.0 m]`
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1933
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	MS 13.5 / HS 15 `[3]`
Number of main spans:	4
Main spans material:	Steel `[3]`
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder `[02]`
Deck type:	Open Grating `[3]`

Latest Available Inspection: March 2018

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Poor
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	1,410 `[as of 2016]`
Truck traffic:	5% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Poor `[4 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is `[4]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement `[2]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Superior to present desirable criteria `[9]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
Channel protection:	Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. `[6]`
Pier/abutment protection:	In place but re-evaluation of design suggested `[4]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. `[8]`
Sufficiency rating:	44.6

Previous Inspections

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
March 2018	Poor	Satisfactory	Poor	Fair	1410	44.6
October 2015	Poor	Satisfactory	Poor	Fair	1385	44.6
August 2014	Poor	Satisfactory	Poor	Fair	1370	47.8
February 2013	Poor	Satisfactory	Poor	Fair	1303	47.8
July 2011	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	1295	60.9
October 2010	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	1330	60.9
October 2009	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	1111	60.9
March 2008	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	1150	60.9
September 2005	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Fair	1430	60.9
January 2004	Poor	Satisfactory	Fair	Poor	1430	47.4
November 2001	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Fair	1250	60.5
November 1999	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Fair	1442	60.5
September 1997	Fair	Good	Fair	Fair	1331	60.5
January 1996	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Fair	1433	60.5
January 1994	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Fair	1380	60.5
November 1991	Poor	Good	Satisfactory	Serious	1450	34.9

Element Data

Source: National Bridge Elements dataset, 2019 edition. This feature is experimental.

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Superstructure
Steel Girder/Beam	linear ft.	980	0	950	30	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	980	0	0	380	600
Substructure
Timber Abutment	linear ft.	44	19	20	5	0
Timber Pile	each	42	0	20	22	0
Timber Pier Cap	linear ft.	67	64	3	0	0
Deck
Open Grid Deck	sq. ft.	4,531	0	4,531	0	0
Bearings
Movable Bearing	each	20	0	20	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	20	0	0	20	0
Fixed Bearing	each	20	0	20	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	20	0	0	20	0
Bridge Rail
Steel or Aluminum Bridge Rail	linear ft.	392	59	333	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	392	0	0	0	392

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