Bar
Harbor ME – The National Park Service will be performing
maintenance and significant repairs to several motor road bridges in
Acadia National Park. The work will involve waterproofing, improving
drainage, and rehabilitating and/or reconstructing masonry and mortar
joints of the bridges. The repair work will continue over the next
year and is expected to be completed by the end of September 2015.
The bridges, their location, and schedule of repairs are as follows:
In
2014:
- Paradise Hill Bridge, Park Loop Road over Duck Brook Road, Bar Harbor
- This bridge is located between State Route 233 and Hulls Cove Visitor Center. It is over the section of Duck Brook Road that is currently closed to motor vehicles.
- Work will be occurring between late August through mid-November of 2014; traffic will be restricted to one lane only intermittently throughout this period.
- Day Mountain Bridge, Route 3 over Park Loop Road , Mount Desert
- This bridge is located south of Blackwoods Campground where State Route 3 passes over Park Loop Road.
- Work will be occurring between early September and the end of October 2014; traffic will be restricted to one lane only intermittently for both State Route 3 and Park Loop Road as work will be completed throughout this period.
- Route 233 Bridge, Park Loop Road over Route 233, Bar Harbor
- This bridge is located west of the park entrance road on State Route 233 and Park Loop Road passes overhead.
- Work will be occurring the first week of September through mid-November of 2014; traffic on State Route 233 and Park Loop Road will be restricted to one lane only intermittently throughout this period.
In
2015:
- Fish House Road Bridge, Park Loop Road over Fish House Road, Mount Desert
- This bridge is located on the Park Loop Road north of Fabbri Picnic Area. The Fish House Road passes beneath.
- Work will be occurring from mid-April to mid-July 2015, traffic on the Park Loop Road will intermittently be restricted to one lane traffic and Fish House Road will be closed during this period.
- Sieur de Monts Bridge, State Route 3 over Park Loop Road at Sieur de Monts, Bar Harbor
- This bridge is located just south of Jackson Laboratory on State Route 3. Park Loop Road passes beneath.
- Work will be occurring from early April through June 2015; traffic on State Route 3 and Park Loop Road will be restricted to one lane only intermittently throughout this period. While work is occurring underneath the bridge on the east side of the park loop road car traffic will be allowed but bus detours will be in place. More information on this closure will be forthcoming.
- Kebo Brook Bridge, Park Loop Road over Kebo Brook, Bar Harbor
- Bridge is located on Park Loop Road at the Gorge Path trailhead. Kebo Brook passes beneath.
- Work will be occurring from mid-July through September 2015; traffic on Park Loop Road will be restricted to one lane traffic only intermittently throughout this period.
For
more information, contact Keith Johnston at 207-288-8750 or Clay
Gilley at 207-812-8989.
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