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US 201 Kennebec River Bridge

Kennebec County, Maine

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Photo taken by Sawyer

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Description 

This bridge as mentioned by Nathan Holth's link below has an interesting history. A vintage postcard image contains the information: "Lewiston, Augusta & Waterville Street Railway trolley car on the new railroad bridge in Waterville. The bridge spanning the Kennebec River was built in 1909 by Fred Ley Co., Springfield, Massachusetts." The concrete arch originally had a deck truss adjacent. This truss appears to have been replaced with steel beams in 1936. Subsequent road/pavement renovations occurred over the years giving a modern look from the top.

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Overview
Concrete arch & steel stringer bridge over Kennebec River on Rte 201
Location
Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1909; rehabilitated 1936, 1990
Builder
- Fred T. Ley Co. of Springfield, Massachusetts
Railroads
- Androscoggin & Kennebec Railway (A&K)
- Interurban
- Lewiston, Augusta & Waterville Street Railway (LA&W)
- Streetcar
Design
Concrete arch & steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 145.0 ft.
Total length: 575.2 ft.
Deck width: 62.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.54694, -69.62699   (decimal degrees)
44°32'49" N, 69°37'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/450196/4932813 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Waterville
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
8,829
Inventory numbers
ME 2854 (Maine bridge number)
BH 58929 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of December 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 73.9 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Androscoggin & Kennebec Railway (4)
Arch (12,098)
Beam (15,712)
Built 1909 (770)
Built during 1900s (7,224)
Closed-spandrel arch (3,990)
Deck arch (11,337)
Fred T. Ley Co. (5)
Have street view (26,938)
Interurban (911)
Kennebec County, Maine (47)
Lewiston, Augusta & Waterville Street Railway (5)
 Maine (699)
Open (39,880)
Owned by state (15,983)
Rail-to-road (342)
Railroad (15,411)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,219)
Steel stringer (6,222)
Streetcar (276)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,871)
US 201 (5)
Waterville, Maine (7)

Update Log 

  • November 5, 2014: Photo imported by Brian Bartlett
  • March 12, 2014: New photo from Brian bartlett
  • December 7, 2013: Photo imported by Brian Bartlett
  • December 6, 2013: Photo imported by Brian bartlett
  • December 5, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added photograph
  • December 5, 2013: Added by Brian bartlett

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US 201 Kennebec River Bridge
Posted September 11, 2020, by John Roberts (jodyroberts [at] gmail [dot] com)

She's on borrowed time now - has a demo date set and replacement in the works by 2025/2026 according to recent news.

Budget will be 25 million dollars, which seems like a lot until you factor in how much they want to do with this sidewalks, bike paths, etc).

US 201 Kennebec River Bridge
Posted April 3, 2019, by John Roberts (jodyroberts [at] gmail [dot] com)

Figured I'd share a very old photo (its a photo of a damaged photo, unfortunately) of the Waterville-Winslow bridge, as well as the old railroad bridge across the Head of Falls.

Not sure on the date, just that its *old*.

View would be from the hill in Winslow looking down at the crossing.