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South Bristol Bridge (1933)

Lincoln County, Maine

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Photo taken by Brian Bartlett in November 2013

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BH Photo #271196

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Overview
Swing bridge over The Gut on 129 in South Bristol
Location
South Bristol, Lincoln County, Maine
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1933; rehabilitated 1984
Design
Swing
Dimensions
Span length: 78.1 ft.
Total length: 78.1 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Also called
The Gut Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.86194, -69.55833   (decimal degrees)
43°51'43" N, 69°33'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/455132/4856690 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Pemaquid Point
Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
1,219
Inventory numbers
ME 2339 (Maine bridge number)
BH 19871 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of January 2017)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 62.9 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Built 1933 (667)
Built during 1930s (12,169)
Have street view (28,913)
Lincoln County, Maine (32)
Lost (28,514)
Maine (841)
Movable (3,115)
Navigable waterway (2,204)
 Owned by state (16,561)
Replaced by new bridge (19,392)
South Bristol, Maine (2)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,654)
Steel grate deck (467)
Swing (1,562)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,793)

Update Log 

  • July 27, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • July 26, 2016: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge has been demolished and replaced.
  • December 10, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • January 4, 2015: New photos from Jack Schmidt
  • December 23, 2013: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • November 26, 2013: New photo from Brian Bartlett
  • April 13, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth

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South Bristol Gut Bridge
Posted January 14, 2019, by Catherine Mettey (catherine [dot] mettey [at] maine [dot] gov)

The swing bridge was replaced between 2014 to 2016 with a cable-stayed bascule bridge. Key design innovations included abutments and bascule piers founded on bedrock constructed without de-watered cofferdams, a cable-stayed bascule bridge superstructure, an orthotropic deck to minimize structure depth/weight, and flood resistant machinery enclosures. The end product was an aesthetic bascule bridge that met the communities desire for a small scaled bridge that fit within the area, and which provides reliable bridge operation with easy maintenance and is a durable structure to last 70 years in a harsh marine environment with extreme tidal shifts.

MaineDOT - Owner

Cianbro Corporation, Pittsfield, Maine - Contractor

Hardesty & Hanover, New York, New York - Designer/EOR.

The Gut Bridge received 5 awards for design and construction:

1. 2017 ENR Regional Merit Project of the Year,

2. 2017 ACEC Maine Grand Conceptor Award,

3. 2017 Road & Bridges Top Ten Bridges of the Year,

4. 2017 NASHTO America’s Transportation Award, and

5. 2018 NSBA award winning bridge (Prize bridge) in the movable span category.