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) View more at BridgeReports.com
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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
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.
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.