Total bridges
236
Public highway bridges in York County
County profile · official public datasets
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.
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
- pre-1900 2
Built before 1900
2 bridges
- 1900s 3
1900–1909
3 bridges
- 1910s 1
1910–1919
1 bridges
- 1920s 8
1920–1929
8 bridges
- 1930s 15
1930–1939
15 bridges
- 1940s
1940–1949
25 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
18 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
19 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
28 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
26 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
18 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
38 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
34 bridges
- 2020s 1
2020–2029
1 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.
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.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penobscot County | 301 | 20.9% | 61.1% | 17.9% | 1972 |
| Oxford County | 252 | 25% | 57.5% | 17.5% | 1968 |
| York County (this page) | 236 | 32.6% | 58.1% | 9.3% | 1976 |
| Aroostook County | 229 | 17.9% | 71.6% | 10.5% | 1970 |
| Kennebec County | 188 | 19.1% | 67.6% | 13.3% | 1965 |
| Somerset County | 173 | 19.7% | 56.6% | 23.7% | 1967 |
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).
- Etowah County, AL · 236 bridges
- Cabarrus County, NC · 236 bridges
- Catawba County, NC · 236 bridges
- Wyandot County, OH · 236 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside ME (1976 here).
- Marion County, IN · avg 1976 · 958 bridges
- Mohave County, AZ · avg 1976 · 641 bridges
- Comanche County, OK · avg 1976 · 593 bridges
- Prince George's County, MD · avg 1976 · 576 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (137)
LOMBARD HILL RD
FairOver: HOSAC BROOK
.1 MI E ROHR RD, York, ME
Built 2010 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 50
I 95
FairOver: PISCATAQUA RIVER RTE 103
MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE SL, York, ME
Built 1971 Load: 16.9 t ADT: 40,420
RIVER RD
FairOver: OSSIPEE RIVER
0.2 MI N OF JCT RTE 25, York, ME
Built 1930 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 500
BURNHAM RD
FairOver: HOLLAND BROOK
.2 MI W DOLE RIDGE RD, York, ME
Built 1965 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 840
FOSS RD
FairOver: PENDEXTER BROOK
0.9 MI W OF RT 5, York, ME
Built 1970 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 430
RANGE E RD
FairOver: PENDEXTER BROOK
1.5 MI SW OF JCT RTE 11, York, ME
Built 1927 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 989
MIDDLE RD
FairOver: SOUTH RIVER
.3 MI N FRED LEAVITT RD, York, ME
Built 1960 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 60
FEDERAL RD
FairOver: OSSIPEE RIVER
50 SW OF JCT ROUTE 160, York, ME
Built 2001 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 4,850
ST RTE 160
FairOver: OSSIPEE RIVER
TOWNLINE, York, ME
Built 1960 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 570
NASONS MILLS ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE OSIPEE RV
20 FT E BEAVER BERRY RD, York, ME
Built 1923 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 108
BRIDGE ST
FairOver: LITTLE OSSIPEE RIVER
0.1 MI SLY OF ROUTE 11, York, ME
Built 1951 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 1,060
HIGH ST
FairOver: GREAT WORKS RIVER
0.8 MI N KOF JCT RTE 9, York, ME
Built 1964 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 9,470
I 95
FairOver: ELIOT RD
ME SIDE N OF TRUSS END, York, ME
Built 1972 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 41,190
SCHOOL STREET
FairOver: LITTLE RIVER
0.1 MI E OF JCT RTE 5, York, ME
Built 1964 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 538
SOUTH HIRAM ROAD
FairOver: OSSIPEE RIVER
0.6 MI W OF JCT RTE 25, York, ME
Built 1929 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 2,870
MAIN ST
FairOver: NE CHANNEL SACO RIVER
0.2 MI N OF BIDDEFORD, York, ME
Built 1943 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 20,390
#109
FairOver: MERRILAND R
2.3 MI NW I95, York, ME
Built 1967 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 9,131
N BERWICK RD
FairOver: B&M RR
1.8 MI SW OF JCT RTE 109, York, ME
Built 1953 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 8,130
CUTTS ROAD
FairOver: I-95
0.262 mi NW of US 1, York, ME
Built 1978 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 1,970
PRECOURT ST
FairOver: B & M RR
0.4 MI SEOF ROUTE 111, York, ME
Built 1989 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 15,900
WELLS ST
FairOver: B&M RR
.8 MI E OF JCT RTE 4, York, ME
Built 1953 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 8,900
NEW DAM RD
FairOver: LITTLE OSSIPEE RIVER
0.9MI S DOLES RIDGE RD, York, ME
Built 1982 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 1,230
DURRELLS BRIDGE RD
FairOver: KENNEBUNK RIVER
0.2 MI NE OF RTE 9A & 35, York, ME
Built 1967 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 2,680
LIMERICK ROAD
FairOver: I-95
0.065 mi SE of Downing Rd, York, ME
Built 1995 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 4,710
FLAG POND ROAD
FairOver: I-95
0.476 mi E of Jenkins Rd, York, ME
Built 2000 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 2,900
BOYLE RD
FairOver: GREAT WORKS RIVER
.7 MI N JCT 4, York, ME
Built 1928 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 294
N VILLAGE RD
FairOver: OGUNQUIT RIVER
.4 MI SW TATNIC RD, York, ME
Built 1955 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 530
I-95 (SB)
FairOver: 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
FairOver: I-95
0.358 mi W of Biddo Conn, York, ME
Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 27,445
BRIDGE ST
FairOver: MOUSAM RIVER
0.1 MI N RTE 11/109, York, ME
Built 1901 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,840
STATE RD
FairOver: STURGEON CREEK
1.3 MI S OF JCT RTE 236, York, ME
Built 1940 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,690
I- 95 (NB)
FairOver: YORK RIVER
0.173 mi N of US 1, York, ME
Built 1946 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 29,680
CIDER HILL RD (91)
FairOver: I-95
0.330 mi W of US 1, York, ME
Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,990
LITTLE RIVER RD
FairOver: LITTLE RIVER
3.5 MI S RTE 202, York, ME
Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 932
OSSIPEE TRL
FairOver: SACO RIVER OVERFLOW CHAN
250 FT W OF STANDISH TL, York, ME
Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,918
CANAL RD
FairOver: CANAL
1.9 MI W RTE 109, York, ME
Built 1930 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 460
NEW COUNTY RD
FairOver: SACO RIVER
BIDDEFORD - SACO TL, York, ME
Built 1997 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 5,530
BELL MARSH RD
FairOver: HOOPER BROOK
1.1 MI SW EMERYS BR RD, York, ME
Built 2003 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 540
LITTLEFIELD ROAD
FairOver: I-95
0.776 mi E of Loop Rd, York, ME
Built 1995 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 3,280
SULLIVAN ST
FairOver: SALMON FALLS RIVER
MAINE - N.H. LINE, York, ME
Built 2014 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 15,346
SMARTS POND RD
FairOver: LITTLE OSSIPEE RIVER
.3 MI W RTE 11, York, ME
Built 1892 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 40
BRACKETT HILL RD
FairOver: 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
FairOver: I-95
0.108 mi W of Shadagee, York, ME
Built 2000 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 4,850
PROSPECT HILL RD
FairOver: SALMON FALLS
50 E OF N. H. RTE 125, York, ME
Built 2004 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,420
BRATTLE ST
FairOver: GREAT WORKS RIVER
.1 MI W JCT 236, York, ME
Built 1961 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 832
CARL BROGGI HWY
FairOver: BIG BROOK
1.2 MI NE OF STATE LINE, York, ME
Built 1953 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 8,420
ALFRED ROAD/RTE 35
FairOver: I-95
0.113 mi W of Old Alewive, York, ME
Built 2001 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 12,750
MAIN ST
FairOver: SALMON FALLS RIVER
.3 MI S OF S JCT RTE 236, York, ME
Built 1971 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 10,197
MAIN ST
FairOver: SALMON FALLS RIVER
TOWNLINE, York, ME
Built 1959 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,114
SB US 1
FairOver: RAMP US 1 TO I-95
350 FT E OF RAMP H/I95, York, ME
Built 1947 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 9,820
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