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, -69.58167
44°15'04" N, 69°34'54" W

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]`

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

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
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