HOWE ROAD over W BR SHEEPSCOT RIVER
This bridge is no longer in the current National Bridge Inventory database, and has likely been demolished or abandoned.
Map
Coordinates:
+44.25111, -69.5816744°15'04" N, 69°34'54" W
Facts
Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.
Name: | HOWE ROAD over W BR SHEEPSCOT RIVER |
Structure number: | 3395 |
Location: | 1.5 MI SW RTE 17 |
Purpose: | Carries highway over waterway |
Route classification: | Local (Rural) [09] |
Length of largest span: | 41.0 ft. [12.5 m] |
Total length: | 76.1 ft. [23.2 m] |
Roadway width between curbs: | 15.4 ft. [4.7 m] |
Deck width edge-to-edge: | 17.1 ft. [5.2 m] |
Owner: | State Highway Agency [01] |
Year built: | 1936 |
Historic significance: | Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5] |
Number of main spans: | 2 |
Main spans material: | Steel [3] |
Main spans design: | Girder and floorbeam system [03] |
Deck type: | Open Grating [3] |
Latest Available Inspection: August 2015
Good/Fair/Poor Condition: | Poor |
Status: | Bridge closed to all traffic [K] |
Average daily traffic: | 312 [as of 2014] |
Truck traffic: | 5% of total traffic |
Deck condition: | Poor [4 out of 9] |
Superstructure condition: | Critical [2 out of 9] |
Substructure condition: | Poor [4 out of 9] |
Water adequacy appraisal: | Equal to present desirable criteria [8] |
Roadway alignment appraisal: | Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4] |
Channel protection: | Bank protection is being eroded. River control devices and/or embankment have major damage. Trees and rush restrict the channel. [5] |
Scour condition: | Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8] |
Sufficiency rating: | 17.0 |
Recommended work: | Widening of existing bridge with deck rehabilitation or replacement. [34] |
Estimated cost of work: | $153,000,000 |
Previous Inspections
Date | Condition | Deck | Superstructure | Substructure | ADT | Suff. Rating |
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August 2015 | Poor | Poor | Critical | Poor | 312 | 17.0 |
December 2014 | Poor | Poor | Serious | Poor | 343 | 16.3 |
August 2013 | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | 343 | 31.7 |
July 2012 | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | 343 | 49.0 |
June 2011 | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | 341 | 50.0 |
January 2010 | Poor | Poor | Fair | Poor | 338 | 50.0 |
November 2008 | Fair | Satisfactory | Fair | Fair | 350 | 66.0 |
November 2006 | Fair | Satisfactory | Fair | Fair | 375 | 66.0 |
December 2004 | Fair | Fair | Satisfactory | Fair | 438 | 53.8 |
July 2002 | Fair | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Fair | 485 | 54.8 |
November 2000 | Fair | Good | Satisfactory | Fair | 479 | 54.8 |
September 1998 | Fair | Good | Satisfactory | Fair | 465 | 54.8 |
June 1996 | Fair | Good | Satisfactory | Fair | 442 | 54.8 |
October 1994 | Fair | Very Good | Very Good | Satisfactory | 428 | 65.8 |
August 1992 | Fair | Very Good | Very Good | Satisfactory | 413 | 65.8 |
August 1990 | Fair | Very Good | Very Good | Satisfactory | 420 | 74.0 |