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York County, ME

236 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 32.6% rated Good, 58.1% Fair, 9.3% Poor.

236
Public bridges
32.6%
Good condition
9.3%
Poor condition

The verdict

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.

York County pairs a top-10% lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.

Top 6%
lowest Poor share in state
9.3%
Poor-condition share
236
public highway bridges
1976
avg year built

Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.

York County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, York County ranks #1 of 16 Maine counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 9.3%). York County, Maine contains 236 public highway bridges. Roughly 32.6% are rated “Good,” 58.1% “Fair,” and 9.3% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.

Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

Total bridges

236

Public highway bridges in York County

Good condition

32.6%

77 of 236 rated 7-9

Fair condition

58.1%

137 of 236 rated 5-6

Poor condition

9.3%

22 of 236 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#1 of 16

Among Maine counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better

Condition distribution

Share of 236 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
32.6% (77)
Fair
58.1% (137)
Poor
9.3% (22)

York County's Poor-condition bridges carry 67,665 vehicle crossings a day

That is 4.2% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 9.3% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 3,076 crossings a day against 5,814 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.

Computed over the 236 of 236 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

45.3% of York County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

107 of the 236 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 32.6% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.

Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

One structure carries 21.1% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

ALFRED RD over MOUSAM RIVER, built 1958, carries 14,260 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 22-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 67,665 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When York County's bridges were built

236 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 2000s, when 38 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 16.1% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 15 to 24 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1976, 6 years newer than the Maine average of 1970.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

How York County compares with Maine's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 Maine counties nearest York County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 9.3% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1976 against a peer-group mean of 1968 is 8 years newer.

Showing the 5 closest of 15 Maine counties eligible for comparison.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for York County and the 5 Maine counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Penobscot County 301 17.9%
Oxford County 252 17.5%
York County (this page) 236 9.3%
Aroostook County 229 10.5%
Kennebec County 188 13.3%
Somerset County 173 23.7%

Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to York County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year

Two NBI-derived peer sets for York County, both outside Maine so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside ME (236 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside ME (1976 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All bridges (236)

LOMBARD HILL RD

Fair

Over: HOSAC BROOK

.1 MI E ROHR RD, York, ME

Built 2010 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 50

I 95

Fair

Over: PISCATAQUA RIVER RTE 103

MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE SL, York, ME

Built 1971 Load: 16.9 t ADT: 40,420

RIVER RD

Fair

Over: OSSIPEE RIVER

0.2 MI N OF JCT RTE 25, York, ME

Built 1930 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 500

BURNHAM RD

Fair

Over: HOLLAND BROOK

.2 MI W DOLE RIDGE RD, York, ME

Built 1965 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 840

FOSS RD

Fair

Over: PENDEXTER BROOK

0.9 MI W OF RT 5, York, ME

Built 1970 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 430

RANGE E RD

Fair

Over: PENDEXTER BROOK

1.5 MI SW OF JCT RTE 11, York, ME

Built 1927 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 989

MIDDLE RD

Fair

Over: SOUTH RIVER

.3 MI N FRED LEAVITT RD, York, ME

Built 1960 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 60

FEDERAL RD

Fair

Over: OSSIPEE RIVER

50 SW OF JCT ROUTE 160, York, ME

Built 2001 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 4,850

ST RTE 160

Fair

Over: OSSIPEE RIVER

TOWNLINE, York, ME

Built 1960 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 570

NASONS MILLS ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE OSIPEE RV

20 FT E BEAVER BERRY RD, York, ME

Built 1923 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 108

BRIDGE ST

Fair

Over: LITTLE OSSIPEE RIVER

0.1 MI SLY OF ROUTE 11, York, ME

Built 1951 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 1,060

HIGH ST

Fair

Over: GREAT WORKS RIVER

0.8 MI N KOF JCT RTE 9, York, ME

Built 1964 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 9,470

I 95

Fair

Over: ELIOT RD

ME SIDE N OF TRUSS END, York, ME

Built 1972 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 41,190

SCHOOL STREET

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER

0.1 MI E OF JCT RTE 5, York, ME

Built 1964 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 538

SOUTH HIRAM ROAD

Fair

Over: OSSIPEE RIVER

0.6 MI W OF JCT RTE 25, York, ME

Built 1929 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 2,870

MAIN ST

Fair

Over: NE CHANNEL SACO RIVER

0.2 MI N OF BIDDEFORD, York, ME

Built 1943 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 20,390

#109

Fair

Over: MERRILAND R

2.3 MI NW I95, York, ME

Built 1967 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 9,131

N BERWICK RD

Fair

Over: B&M RR

1.8 MI SW OF JCT RTE 109, York, ME

Built 1953 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 8,130

CUTTS ROAD

Fair

Over: I-95

0.262 mi NW of US 1, York, ME

Built 1978 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 1,970

PRECOURT ST

Fair

Over: B & M RR

0.4 MI SEOF ROUTE 111, York, ME

Built 1989 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 15,900

WELLS ST

Fair

Over: B&M RR

.8 MI E OF JCT RTE 4, York, ME

Built 1953 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 8,900

NEW DAM RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE OSSIPEE RIVER

0.9MI S DOLES RIDGE RD, York, ME

Built 1982 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 1,230

DURRELLS BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: KENNEBUNK RIVER

0.2 MI NE OF RTE 9A & 35, York, ME

Built 1967 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 2,680

LIMERICK ROAD

Fair

Over: I-95

0.065 mi SE of Downing Rd, York, ME

Built 1995 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 4,710

FLAG POND ROAD

Fair

Over: I-95

0.476 mi E of Jenkins Rd, York, ME

Built 2000 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 2,900

BOYLE RD

Fair

Over: GREAT WORKS RIVER

.7 MI N JCT 4, York, ME

Built 1928 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 294

N VILLAGE RD

Fair

Over: OGUNQUIT RIVER

.4 MI SW TATNIC RD, York, ME

Built 1955 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 530

I-95 (SB)

Fair

Over: YORK RIVER

0.192 mi N of US Rte 1, York, ME

Built 1946 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30,330

ALFRED RD-RTE 111

Fair

Over: I-95

0.358 mi W of Biddo Conn, York, ME

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 27,445

BRIDGE ST

Fair

Over: MOUSAM RIVER

0.1 MI N RTE 11/109, York, ME

Built 1901 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,840

STATE RD

Fair

Over: STURGEON CREEK

1.3 MI S OF JCT RTE 236, York, ME

Built 1940 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,690

I- 95 (NB)

Fair

Over: YORK RIVER

0.173 mi N of US 1, York, ME

Built 1946 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 29,680

CIDER HILL RD (91)

Fair

Over: I-95

0.330 mi W of US 1, York, ME

Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,990

LITTLE RIVER RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER

3.5 MI S RTE 202, York, ME

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 932

OSSIPEE TRL

Fair

Over: SACO RIVER OVERFLOW CHAN

250 FT W OF STANDISH TL, York, ME

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,918

CANAL RD

Fair

Over: CANAL

1.9 MI W RTE 109, York, ME

Built 1930 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 460

NEW COUNTY RD

Fair

Over: SACO RIVER

BIDDEFORD - SACO TL, York, ME

Built 1997 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 5,530

BELL MARSH RD

Fair

Over: HOOPER BROOK

1.1 MI SW EMERYS BR RD, York, ME

Built 2003 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 540

LITTLEFIELD ROAD

Fair

Over: I-95

0.776 mi E of Loop Rd, York, ME

Built 1995 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 3,280

SULLIVAN ST

Fair

Over: SALMON FALLS RIVER

MAINE - N.H. LINE, York, ME

Built 2014 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 15,346

SMARTS POND RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE OSSIPEE RIVER

.3 MI W RTE 11, York, ME

Built 1892 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 40

BRACKETT HILL RD

Fair

Over: MIDDLE BR MOUSAM R

1.5 MI W RTE 4, York, ME

Built 2008 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 110

NEW COUNTY RD/RT 5

Fair

Over: I-95

0.108 mi W of Shadagee, York, ME

Built 2000 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 4,850

PROSPECT HILL RD

Fair

Over: SALMON FALLS

50 E OF N. H. RTE 125, York, ME

Built 2004 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,420

BRATTLE ST

Fair

Over: GREAT WORKS RIVER

.1 MI W JCT 236, York, ME

Built 1961 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 832

CARL BROGGI HWY

Fair

Over: BIG BROOK

1.2 MI NE OF STATE LINE, York, ME

Built 1953 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 8,420

ALFRED ROAD/RTE 35

Fair

Over: I-95

0.113 mi W of Old Alewive, York, ME

Built 2001 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 12,750

MAIN ST

Fair

Over: SALMON FALLS RIVER

.3 MI S OF S JCT RTE 236, York, ME

Built 1971 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 10,197

MAIN ST

Fair

Over: SALMON FALLS RIVER

TOWNLINE, York, ME

Built 1959 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,114

SB US 1

Fair

Over: RAMP US 1 TO I-95

350 FT E OF RAMP H/I95, York, ME

Built 1947 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 9,820
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges

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