Penobscot River Bridge

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Photo taken by Craig Philpott

Overview: Cable-stayed bridge over Penobscot River on US Hwy 1 & 3
Location: Waldo County, Maine, and Hancock County, Maine
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 2006
Design: Cable-stayed concrete suspension bridge.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 1,161.1 ft.
Total length: 2,120.2 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Also called: Penobscot Narrows Bridge and observatory
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.55997, -68.80183 (decimal degrees)
44°33'36" N, 68°48'07" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 19/515738/4934089 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Bucksport
Inventory numbers: ME 6421 (Maine bridge number)
BH 50051 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2012): Deck condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 81.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011): 8,640

Posted February 4, 2012, by Ben Tate (benji5221 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This bridge has an observation deck at the top of one of its towers.