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Back River Bridge

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Overview
Swing bridge over Back River on SA 5 in Boothbay
Location
Lincoln County, Maine
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1983
Design
Swing
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 55.1 ft.
Total length: 288.1 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.88139, -69.67167   (decimal degrees)
43°52'53" N, 69°40'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/446042/4858918 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Westport
Inventory numbers
ME 2039 (Maine bridge number)
BH 19867 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2011)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 43.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
1,003

Categories 

Built 1931 (573)
Built during 1930s (8,551)
Flared (407)
Functionally obsolete (7,040)
Lincoln County, Maine (9)
Maine (187)
Movable (1,356)
Navigable waterway (1,449)
Open (28,320)
Owned by state (9,810)
Skewed (4,080)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,996)
Swing (535)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,371)

Update Log 

  • August 18, 2011: New photo from Nathan Holth