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Eggemoggin Reach Bridge

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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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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

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