State profile · Above median Poor share

Maine bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Maine, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

771
Public bridges
22.4%
Good condition
13.2%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

771

Public highway bridges in Maine

Good Condition

22.4%

173 bridges rated 7-9

-27.6pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

13.2%

102 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

6.2pp vs national avg 7.0%

Maine vs national bridge condition

Maine - Good condition share 22.4%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Maine - Poor-condition share 44.1%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Maine30.2%51.9%17.8%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Maine (FHWA NBI)

Counties (16)

Androscoggin 39 Aroostook 47 Cumberland 80 Franklin 36 Hancock 24 Kennebec 38 Knox 18 Lincoln 15 Oxford 87 Penobscot 63 Piscataquis 27 Sagadahoc 20 Somerset 18 Waldo 19 Washington 14 York 30

Maine vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Maine on the same metric.

LA

Louisiana

11.00% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$12,699

PR

Puerto Rico

11.98% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,387
Selected

ME

Maine

13.23% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$771

GU

Guam

15.25% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$59

WV

West Virginia

16.02% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$7,679

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Maine

Six lowest-condition bridges in Maine, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

OLD COUNTY RD N

Poor

Over: SHEPARDS RIVER

.1 MI S RIVER RD, Oxford, ME

Built 1930 Load: 3.2 t ADT: 240

WILLIAM KNIGHT RD

Poor

Over: PLEASANT RIVER

0.5 MI NW JCT RTE 202, Cumberland, ME

Built 1965 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 207

MCINTYRE RD

Poor

Over: S BRANCH MEDUXNEKEAG RIV

1.8 MI N HODGDON MLS RD, Aroostook, ME

Built 1936 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 60

LOHNES FARM RD

Poor

Over: BEAVER BROOK

1.9 MI S ROXBURY PD RD, Oxford, ME

Built 2020 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 37

MARSTON RD

Poor

Over: MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD

.05 MI S JCT COUNTY RD, Kennebec, ME

Built 1928 Load: 8.7 t ADT: 807

EAST SCHOOL ST

Poor

Over: MESSALONSKEE STR

0.1 MI NW ALPINE ST, Kennebec, ME

Built 1950 Load: 8.7 t ADT: 767

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HEATH RD

Good

Over: SMELTS BROOK

0.3 MI E RT 32, Lincoln, ME

Built 2018 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 90

TRUE ROAD

Good

Over: BEAVER BROOK

1.5 MI E RT 100, Kennebec, ME

Built 2023 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 92

RANDALL RD

Good

Over: NO NAME BROOK

0.9 MI E POND RD., Androscoggin, ME

Built 2011 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 819

BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: PRESTILE STREAM

.1 MI S STATION RD, Aroostook, ME

Built 2014 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 10

SPRING STREET

Good

Over: STATE OF MAINE RAILROAD

0.1 MI S OF PLEASANT ST, Cumberland, ME

Built 2000 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 2,110

SHORE RD

Good

Over: CAPE NEDDICK RIVER

0.3 MI NE JCT US1A, York, ME

Built 2007 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 1,910

I 95 SB

Good

Over: SOUADABSCOOK STREAM

2.5 MI E TL/ 95 MI 177.1, Penobscot, ME

Built 2022 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 13,100

DOW HWY

Good

Over: GREAT WORKS RIVER

2.5 MI NO TOWNLINE, York, ME

Built 2010 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 15,700

FORE RIVER PKY

Good

Over: Future WYE Railroad/ ped

.3 east of I-295, Cumberland, ME

Built 2005 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 4,090

MORSE HILL RD

Good

Over: SEVEN MILE STREAM

300FT FROM RT 17, Franklin, ME

Built 1990 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 409

AIRLINE RD

Good

Over: HALF MILE POND BROOK

3.6 MI E TOWNLINE, Hancock, ME

Built 2021 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,850

NORTON RD

Good

Over: NEWTON BROOK

200 FT W OF JCT US 2, Oxford, ME

Built 2020 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 97

SODOM RD

Good

Over: BICKNELL BROOK

0.4 MI N HEBROM RD, Oxford, ME

Built 2001 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 77

PERRY MOUNTAIN

Good

Over: SHEPARD RIVER

300 FEET N OF W MAIN ST, Oxford, ME

Built 2003 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 120

OAK GROVE AV

Good

Over: M.D.O.T. RAILROAD

.4 MI N JCT CONGRESS AVE, Sagadahoc, ME

Built 1999 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 2,820

MONTGOMERY RD

Good

Over: COLLEY WRIGHT BROOK

0.4 MI NW HIGHLAND RD, Cumberland, ME

Built 1997 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 272

PARADISE HILL ROAD

Good

Over: DUCK BROOK ROAD

0.5 MILES NORTH OF MAINE, Hancock, ME

Built 1951 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 3,939

CROWLEY RD

Good

Over: NO NAME BROOK

1.0 MI W TOWN LINE, Androscoggin, ME

Built 2002 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 1,738

REDDING RD

Good

Over: W BRANCH NEZINSCOT R

3.3 MI N JCT RTE 219, Oxford, ME

Built 2019 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 112

GRAY RD

Good

Over: PISCATAQUA RV

.6MI N TOWN LINE, Cumberland, ME

Built 2008 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 5,863

MILL ST

Good

Over: MOUSAM RIVER

0.1 MI E JCT 11& 109, York, ME

Built 2000 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 1,158

I 95 SB

Good

Over: SOUADABSCOOK STREAM

3.3 MI E TL /95 MI 177.9, Penobscot, ME

Built 2022 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 13,100

ELM ST

Good

Over: MILL STREAM

0.2 MI W JCT RTE US 201A, Somerset, ME

Built 1976 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 3,435

CARRABASSETT DR

Good

Over: BRACKETT BROOK

3.0 MI SE OF WYMAN TWP, Franklin, ME

Built 2011 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 3,134

RANGELEY RD

Good

Over: SANDY RIVER

1.7 MI W OF PHILLIPS TL, Franklin, ME

Built 2020 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 1,410

ELM ST

Good

Over: PENDEXTER BROOK

1.8 MI W RTE 5, York, ME

Built 2003 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 1,604

MAIN ST

Good

Over: LITTLE MADAWASKA RIVER

STOCKHOLM SETTLEMENT, Aroostook, ME

Built 2016 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 410

I-95 (NB)

Good

Over: PRESUMSPCOT RIVER

0.095 mi W of Blackstrap, Cumberland, ME

Built 1955 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 16,740

EMMONS RD

Good

Over: WARD BROOK

1.1 MI NW ROSS RD, York, ME

Built 2019 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 131

TIDSWELL RD

Good

Over: MARTIN STREAM

0.1 MI E RT 4, Androscoggin, ME

Built 2020 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 564

IRR PISTOL LAKE RD

Good

Over: PISTOL STREAM

OUTLET OF SIDE PISTOL LK, Hancock, ME

Built 1990 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 5

THOMPSON MEADOW DR

Good

Over: MEADOW BROOK

.2 MI W OLD COUNTY RD, Knox, ME

Built 2019 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 124

CASTLE ISLAND RD

Good

Over: LONG POND

50' W OF BELGRADE TL, Kennebec, ME

Built 2023 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 1,395

SLY BROOK RD

Good

Over: SLY BROOK

0.7 MI SE OF WALLAGRASS, Aroostook, ME

Built 2004 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 700

NEILDS AV

Good

Over: Maine Central RR

0.1 MI W OF JCT US 1, Washington, ME

Built 2009 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 331

BROWNS CROSSING RD

Good

Over: ROYAL RIVER

0.3MI E OLD DANVILLE RD, Androscoggin, ME

Built 2013 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 77

NEQUASSET RD

Good

Over: SMO RAILROAD

0.4 MI N,LY OF RTE 1, Sagadahoc, ME

Built 1999 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 598

DOAK RD

Good

Over: PASSAGASSAWAUKEAG RIVER

1.1 MI NW OF JCT RTE 7, Waldo, ME

Built 1979 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 767

FORE RIVER PKY

Good

Over: Mountain division RR

.3 mi east of I-295, Cumberland, ME

Built 2005 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 4,090

PIKES HL

Good

Over: PENNESSEEWASSEE STREAM

.1 E OF RT 117, Oxford, ME

Built 2004 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 774

GAMMON RD

Good

Over: E BRANCH NEZINSCOT RIVER

JCT STETSON & GAMMON RD'S, Oxford, ME

Built 2020 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 257

NORTH RD

Good

Over: ALDER BROOK

3 MI WLY OF TRESTLE ROAD, Piscataquis, ME

Built 2000 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 164

MILL ST

Good

Over: SABATTUS STREAM

.2 MI N JCT 196, Androscoggin, ME

Built 2018 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 382

LAWRENCE RD

Good

Over: E BRANCH CHANDLER RIVER

.4 MI N RTE 9, Cumberland, ME

Built 1999 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 632

FERN DR

Good

Over: KEZAR RIVER

.5 MI SE OLD WATERFORD RD, Oxford, ME

Built 2020 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 50

LAWRENCE RD

Good

Over: PLEASANT RIVER

.6 MI SE RTE 202, Cumberland, ME

Built 2015 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 903

WILSON POND RD

Good

Over: WILSON STREAM

0.7 MI NW RTE. 202, Kennebec, ME

Built 1993 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 765

MITTEN MOUNTAIN RD

Good

Over: KAYLOR BROOK

5 MI NE TIBBETSTOWN ROAD, Washington, ME

Built 2021 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 63

VOSE POND ROAD

Good

Over: VOSE POND OUTLET

NE OUTLET OF VOSE POND, Washington, ME

Built 2017 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 1

GOODALL HEATH ROAD

Good

Over: POPPLE FLOWAGE

350' S OF MAGURREWOCD RD., Washington, ME

Built 2016 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 1

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