Maine State Bridge Profile

Maine State Bridge Profile

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  © 2014 TheAmerican Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of ARTBA. Highlights from FHWA’s 2013 National Bridge Inventory Data:  Of the 2,402 bridges in the state, 366 bridges, or 15% are classified as structurally deficient. This means one or more of the key bridge elements, such as the deck, superstructure or substructure, is considered to be in “poor” or worse condition.1  There are 425 bridges, or 18% of all state bridges, classified as functionally obsolete. This means the bridge does not meet design standards that are in line with current practice.  Federal-aid investment in Maine has supported $705.8 million in bridge construction spending on 709 bridges between 2003 and 2012, according to FHWA data.2  Since 2004, 207 new bridges have been constructed in the state and 64 bridges have undergone major reconstruction.  The state estimates that it would cost approximately $912.0 million to fix a total of 775 bridges in the state.3 Bridge Inventory: All Bridges Structurally deficient Bridges Type of Bridge Total Number Area (sq. meters) Daily Crossings Total Number Area (sq. meters) Daily Crossings Rural Bridges Interstate 159 119,069 1,647,197 11 10,106 169,445 Other principal arterial 139 103,510 1,042,102 16 15,748 106,840 Minor arterial 185 98,884 977,810 24 14,396 109,926 Major collector 449 158,871 962,438 57 20,633 114,883 Minor collector 260 67,056 298,576 45 10,814 63,989 Local 736 124,921 338,103 150 15,827 38,165 Urban Bridges Interstate 126 187,957 2,576,272 3 4,848 81,945 Other freeway 19 33,529 277,542 2 4,490 24,681 Principal arterial 56 88,788 787,961 7 5,929 97,932 Minor arterial 82 136,580 980,535 9 12,107 76,268 Collector 109 64,941 630,313 19 15,296 146,426 Local 82 22,988 109,819 23 6,705 25,195 Not classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 2,402 1,207,094 10,628,668 366 136,899 1,055,695 1 According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), a bridge is classified as structurally deficient if the condition rating for the deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert and retaining walls is rated 4 or below or if the bridge receives an appraisal rating of 2 or less for structural condition or waterway adequacy. During inspections, the condition of a variety of bridge elements are rated on a scale of 0 (failed condition) to 9 (excellent condition). A rating of 4 is considered “poor” condition and the individual element displays signs of advanced section loss, deterioration, spalling or scour. 2 ARTBA analysis of FHWA data, includes all bridge construction related spending on projects approved by FHWA between 2003 and 2012. 3 This data is provided by bridge owners as part of the FHWA data and is required for any bridge eligible for the Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program. However, for some states this amount is very low and likely not an accurate reflection of current costs. State Bridge Profile Maine
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  © 2014 TheAmerican Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of ARTBA. Proposed bridge work: Type of Work Number Cost (millions) Daily Crossings Area (sq. meters) Bridge replacement 339 $807.4 1,001,222 135,126 Widening & rehabilitation 296 $76.5 1,079,907 106,879 Rehabilitation 140 $28.1 764,155 90,979 Deck rehabilitation/replacement 0 $0.0 0 0 Other work 0 $0.0 0 0 Top 10 Most Traveled Structurally Deficient Bridges in the State County Year Built Daily Crossings Type of Bridge Location (route/water under the bridge, traffic on the bridge and location) Penobscot 1960 50,330 Urban Interstate KENDUSKEAG STR&VALLEY AV, INTERSTATE 95, 0.7 MI W JCT RTE 15 Cumberland 1956 27,415 Rural Interstate PISCATIQUA RIVER STR#28, I-95, 0.567 mi W of SR 100&26 Cumberland 1956 27,415 Rural Interstate PISCATIQUA RIVER STR #31, I-95, 0.095 mi NE of Hurricane Cumberland 1989 23,248 Urban other principal arterial STROUDWATER RIVER, ROUTES 9 & 22, 0.6 MI NE OF SW JCT 9&22 Somerset 1960 20,830 Rural Interstate ROUTE 201, I-95, 2 MI N TOWNLINE Somerset 1964 18,750 Rural Interstate M C RR, INTERSTATE 95, 0.1 MI E OF 95 / US201 Sagadahoc 1933 17,999 Rural arterial M C RR & A MARSH, US ROUTE 1, 1.1 MI NE OF BATH T L Sagadahoc 1958 17,980 Urban freeway/expressway SMO RR - CITY STREETS, US RTE # 1, 0.1 MI E OF JCT RTE 209 Cumberland 1943 17,073 Urban collector PRESUMPSCOT*RIVER, RTE 1, FALMOUTH-PORTLAND TL Penobscot 1960 16,735 Urban other principal arterial INTERSTATE 95, ROUTE 222, INTERCHANGE #47 Sources: All data is from the 2013 National Bridge Inventory, released by the Federal Highway Administration in March 2014. Note that specific conditions on bridge may have changed as a result of recent work. Cost estimates of bridge work provided as part of the data and have been adjusted to 2013$ for inflation and estimated project costs. Contract awards data is for state and local government awards and comes from McGraw Hill. Note that additional bridge investment may be a part of other contract awards if a smaller bridge project is included with a highway project, and that would not be accounted for in the total in this profile.