Casco Bay Bridge

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The Casco Bay Bridge is a major bascule bridge in Portland, Maine, carrying U.S. Route 1 over the Fore River and serving as a key transportation link in the region.

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Casco Bay Bridge canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bascule bridge
road bridge
allows marine traffic passage when raised
carries State Route 77 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 1 NERFINISHED
connects Portland, Maine NERFINISHED
South Portland, Maine NERFINISHED
constructionCompleted 1997
crosses Fore River NERFINISHED
function key transportation link in the Portland region
hasApproach Portland approach
South Portland approach
hasBicycleAccess yes
hasClearanceWhenClosed sufficient for many smaller vessels
hasClearanceWhenOpen allows passage of larger ships
hasDesign double-leaf bascule
hasLanes 4
hasMovableSpan yes
hasNavigationChannel under bascule span
hasNumberOfSpans multiple
hasSidewalks yes
hasToll no
isOnRoute State Route 77 corridor in Maine
U.S. Route 1 corridor in Maine NERFINISHED
locatedIn Cumberland County, Maine NERFINISHED
Portland, Maine NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
maintainedBy Maine Department of Transportation
namedAfter Casco Bay NERFINISHED
openedForTraffic 1997
partOf regional transportation network of Greater Portland
precededBy Million Dollar Bridge NERFINISHED
regionServed Greater Portland metropolitan area NERFINISHED
replaced Million Dollar Bridge NERFINISHED
riverMouthProximity near mouth of Fore River into Casco Bay
roadwayType multi-lane highway bridge
safetyImprovementOver Million Dollar Bridge NERFINISHED
serves commercial traffic between Portland and South Portland
commuter traffic between Portland and South Portland
strategicRole primary crossing of Fore River for U.S. Route 1 in Portland area
supports bicycles
motor vehicles
pedestrians
trafficCapacityImprovementOver Million Dollar Bridge NERFINISHED
urbanContext inner harbor of Portland

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Fore River (Maine) hasBridge Casco Bay Bridge
South Portland, Maine hasBridge Casco Bay Bridge
Portland peninsula connectedBy Casco Bay Bridge