Eggemoggin Reach Bridge

Facts 

Overview

Suspension bridge over Eggemoggin Reach on ME 15 in Deer Isle

Location

Hancock County, Maine

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1939

Design

Wire suspension

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 1,080.1 ft.
Total length: 2,505.0 ft.
Deck width: 23.6 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Inventory numbers

ME 3257 (Maine bridge number)
BH 19844 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 02/2008)

Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 16.7 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2007)

3,373

Categories 

Update Log 

• December 28, 2008: New photos from Kim Harvey

Sources 

• HAER ME-66 - Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge, Spanning Eggemoggin Reach between Sedgwick & Deer Isle at Route 15, Sedgwick vicinity, Hancock County, ME

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