West Branch Penobscot Bridge

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Overview: Through truss bridge over West Branch Penobscot on ME 11 in T3 Indian Purchase
Location: Penobscot County, Maine
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1948
Design: Polygonal Warren through truss with riveted connections.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 241.2 ft.
Total length: 369.1 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +45.63709, -68.77341 (decimal degrees)
45°38'14" N, 68°46'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 19/517660/5053751 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Norcross
Average daily traffic (as of 2016): 851
Inventory numbers: ME 3666 (Maine bridge number)
BH 19900 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2017): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 35.9 (out of 100)
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West Branch Penobscot Bridge

Posted October 24, 2017, by Don Morrison

Apparently this bridge is also called the Green Bridge.

Try to visit on Halloween, because it's HAUNTED!

Ooh, dat's scary!!!1!!