Max L. Wilder Memorial Bridge

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Wilder Bridge

Photo taken by Taoab

BH Photo #263197

Max L. Wilder Memorial Bridge, Sagadahoc County, ME

A 1950 Cantilevered Warren truss bridge

Video taken by Michael Quiet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Sasonoa River on Arrowsic Road (ME 127) in Arrowsic
Location: Sagadahoc County, Maine
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1950; rehabilitated 1985
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 299.9 ft.
Total length: 838.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.9 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Arrowsic Road Bridge
Sasanoa River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.90924, -69.80033 (decimal degrees)
43°54'33" N, 69°48'01" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 19/435736/4862103 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Bath
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 3,808
Inventory numbers: ME 2026 (Maine bridge number)
BH 19916 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2016): 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: 13.5 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Wilder Bridge

Posted October 24, 2013, by ben demars (bdemars [at] aucosiscoschool [dot] org)

I call this the Hawk bridge because there always seems to be An Eagle or Osprey flying around it....