Eggemoggin Reach Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview

Suspension bridge over Eggemoggin Reach on ME 15 in Deer Isle

Location

Hancock County, Maine

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1939

Builders

- David B. Steinman (Engineer)
- Holton D. Robinson (Engineer)
- Robinson & Steinman (Engineering Firm)

Design

Wire suspension

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 1,080.1 ft.
Total length: 2,505.0 ft. (0.5 mi.)
Deck width: 23.6 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Approximate latitude, longitude

+44.29148, -68.69011   (decimal degrees)
44°17'29" N, 68°41'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

19/524723/4904294 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Sargentville

Inventory numbers

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

Inspection (as of 11/2011)

Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 39.4 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2011)

2,860

Categories 

Update Log 

• May 25, 2012: New Street View added by Nathan Holth
• October 20, 2009: New photo from Craig Philpott
• 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
• Kim Harvey
• Craig Philpott - cphilpott [at] puc [dot] edu
• K. A. Erickson
• Nathan Holth

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