Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel continuous [4] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Approach Span(s): Other [00]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface: Bituminous [6]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 289 m = 948.2 ft
Main Spans: 4 at 79.2 m = 259.9 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 9.1 m = 29.9 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 12.3 m = 40.4 ft for a 7.9 m = 25.9 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 0 m = 0.0 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Howland [34190]: Penobscot County [019], Maine [23]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 4
.3 MI.W. US#2
Condition
Deck: Very Good [8]
Superstructure: Very Good [8]
Substructure: Very Good [8]
Loading
Design: Greater than HL93 [B]
Operating: 59.6 metric ton = 65.6 tons (Load and Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR) rating reported by rating factor (RF) method using HL-93 loadings [8])
Inventory: 34 metric ton = 37.4 tons (Load and Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR) rating reported by rating factor (RF) method using HL-93 loadings [8])
Appraisal
Structural: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Deck Geometry: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action [3]
Road Alignment: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: Superior to present desirable criteria [9] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Inspections
Date: September 1999 [999] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed:
Bridge Detour: 16.1 km = 10.0 mi
Traffic
ADT: 5033 (2016) and Trucks: 5%
Future ADT: 7046 (In 2036
)