Sagadahoc Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 43°54′42″N 69°48′29″W / 43.9118°N 69.8080°W |
Carries | US 1 |
Crosses | Kennebec River |
Locale | Bath – Woolwich, Maine |
Official name | Sagadahoc Bridge |
Maintained by | Maine Department of Transportation |
Characteristics | |
Design | Precast concrete box girder bridge |
Total length | 2,972 feet (906 m) |
Width | 69 feet (21 m) |
Height | 75 feet (23 m) |
Longest span | 420 feet (128 m) |
Clearance below | 75 feet (23 m) |
History | |
Opened | August 1, 2000 |
Location | |
The Sagadahoc Bridge is a four-lane concrete segmental box girder bridge between the City of Bath and the town of Woolwich, Maine, carrying U.S. Route 1 (US 1) over the Kennebec River. It was completed in 2000 to replace the two-lane road portion of the adjoining 1927 Carlton Bridge, which remains in use as a rail bridge. It is 2,972-foot-long (906 m) and features the longest precast concrete segmental span in North America at 420 feet (130 m). It is also notable for being the first design/build project undertaken by the Maine Department of Transportation. The bridge cost $46.6 million, and is the last downstream road crossing of the Kennebec.