State profile · Above national median SD

Maine bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Maine — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

771
Public bridges
22.4%
Good condition
13.2%
Poor condition
13.2%
Structurally deficient

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 rated 0-4

Structurally Deficient

13.2%

102 bridges flagged for repair priority

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 — Structurally deficient share 44.1%
National avg

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

Condition Distribution

Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Maine (FHWA NBI)

Maine22.43839169909209%38.52140077821012%13.229571984435799%13.229571984435799%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Maine (FHWA NBI)

Maine vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)

States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Maine on the same metric.

22

Louisiana

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

72

Puerto Rico

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

23

Maine

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

66

Guam

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

54

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 composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.

All Bridges in Maine

GOODWIN RD

Good

Over: CARIBOU STREAM

0.5 MI S OF JCT RTE 161, Aroostook, ME

Built 1997 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 190

LIBBY HILL RD

Good

Over: MESSALONSKEE STREAM

.1 MI S JCT ROUTE 11, Kennebec, ME

Built 1997 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 5,070

W OLD TOWN RD

Good

Over: PUSHAW STREAM (E CHAN'L)

460 FT E OF OLD TOWN TL, Penobscot, ME

Built 2002 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 1,252

GROVE ST

Good

Over: SALMON BROOK

0.1 MI W SABATTUS TL, Androscoggin, ME

Built 2011 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 3,195

DORSEY RD

Good

Over: PATTE BROOK

3.4 MI S JCT RTE 167, Aroostook, ME

Built 2001 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 70

WILLETT RD

Good

Over: WILLETT BROOK

.2 MI W SR 302, Cumberland, ME

Built 2003 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 3,310

BLAIR RD

Good

Over: RIGGS BROOK

0.5 MI NE RT 201,100, Kennebec, ME

Built 1960 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 159

S HUNTS MEADOW RD

Good

Over: W BR EASTERN RIVER

2 MI S RT 126, Lincoln, ME

Built 2022 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 312

SHEDD HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: DARNIT BROOK

0.2 MI S DARNIT RD, Oxford, ME

Built 2019 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 69

BLINN HILL RD

Good

Over: PLAMER BROOK

2.5 MI S RT 194, Kennebec, ME

Built 2016 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 251

BERNARD P RINES HW

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY OF GULLY BROOK

0.8 MI W OF JCT RTE 114, Cumberland, ME

Built 2008 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 8,716

MILL ST

Good

Over: OYSTER RIVER

.5 MI S RT 90, Knox, ME

Built 2016 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 573

RIDGE RD

Good

Over: MINWAH BK

1 MI N RT 9, Androscoggin, ME

Built 2009 Load: 66.7 t ADT: 204

LADNER RD

Good

Over: RIVIERE DES CHUTES

0.5 MI N OF JCT MAHANY RD, Aroostook, ME

Built 2003 Load: 68.4 t ADT: 110

RIVERSIDE ST

Good

Over: M C RR

1MI E OF TOWNLINE, Androscoggin, ME

Built 2006 Load: 71.6 t ADT: 770

I-95 NORTHBOUND

Good

Over: SABATTUS RIVER

0.589 mi E of Lisbon Rd, Androscoggin, ME

Built 1956 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 5,980

I 95 NB

Good

Over: MCRR (no tracks)

1.2 MI S OF TOWN LINE, Somerset, ME

Built 2018 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 8,120

BIA ROUTE 443

Good

Over: MATTAMISCONTIS STREAM

24.7 KM NWLAND, ME HOW, Penobscot, ME

Built 2003 Load: 83.8 t ADT: 20

I-95

Good

Over: NONESUCH RIVER

0.286 mi W of Payne Rd, Cumberland, ME

Built 1947 Load: 92.7 t ADT: 37,280

LEDGELAWN AV

Poor

Over: CROMWELL BROOK

.1MI S CROMWELL HBR RD, Hancock, ME

Built 1945 ADT: 489

BERRY RD

Poor

Over: SANDY STREAM

1.3 MI W OF DUMP ROAD, Waldo, ME

Built 1964 ADT: 30

EAST SCHOOL ST

Poor

Over: MESSALONSKEE STR

0.1 MI NW ALPINE ST, Kennebec, ME

Built 1950 Load: 8.7 t ADT: 767

MAPLEDALE LN

Poor

Over: GREELEY BROOK

0.2 MI S GORE RD, Oxford, ME

Built 1984 Load: 13.3 t ADT: 62

VAN BUREN RD

Poor

Over: HALFWAY BROOK

3.0 MI N OF CARIBOU, Aroostook, ME

Built 1933 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 1,758

GRANITE ST

Poor

Over: MILLINOCKET STREAM

.4 MI. W. MEDWAY RD, Penobscot, ME

Built 1937 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 1,548

GROVER BRIDGE RD

Poor

Over: WEBB RIVER

.2 MI W RTE 142, Franklin, ME

Built 1980 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 129

S RUMFORD RD

Poor

Over: ANDROSCOGGIN RIVER

0.1 MI E OF JCT US2, Oxford, ME

Built 1951 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 1,641

DESMOND RD

Poor

Over: ALDER STREAM

.3 MI W RT 11, Piscataquis, ME

Built 1935 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 63

W BROOK RD

Poor

Over: WEST BROOK

0.9 MI FROM SA3, Franklin, ME

Built 2003 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 100

SMITH RD

Poor

Over: SEVEN MILE STREAM

200 FT N RTE 2, Franklin, ME

Built 1955 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 61

SHEPARD RD

Poor

Over: PASSAGASSAWAKEAG RIVER

200 FT SW OF JCT RTE 7, Waldo, ME

Built 1935 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 420

TEMPLE RD

Poor

Over: HOUGHTON BROOK

0.8 MI E RTE 156, Franklin, ME

Built 1990 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 64

OLD STAGE RD

Poor

Over: MONSTWEAG BROOK

0.8 MI W OLD BATH RD, Sagadahoc, ME

Built 1991 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 378

COUNTY RD

Poor

Over: DYER BROOK

1 MI W RT 215, Lincoln, ME

Built 2009 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 98

MARY TURNER RD

Poor

Over: SPEARS STREAM

0.1 MI NW WOODSTOCK ROAD, Oxford, ME

Built 2001 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 49

MILL ROAD

Poor

Over: PISCATAQUA RIVER

MILL RD PISCATAQUA RIVER, Cumberland, ME

Built 1909 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 284

ANDREWS RD

Poor

Over: WBRANCH NEZINSCOT RIVER

4.2 MI N RTE 219, Oxford, ME

Built 1995 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 13

BUXTON ROAD

Poor

Over: SACO RIVER

HOLLIS - BUXTON TL, York, ME

Built 1936 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 4,526

WASHINGTON ST

Poor

Over: LUBEC NARROWS

#89 @ LUBEC NARROWS, Washington, ME

Built 1962 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 992

CROSS RD

Poor

Over: W BRANCH ELLIS RIVER

200FT N UPTON(E-HILL?) RD, Oxford, ME

Built 1950 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 93

KING ST

Poor

Over: DENNYS RIVER

DENNYSVILE-EDMUNDS TL, Washington, ME

Built 1951 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 547

AD STEARNS RD

Poor

Over: MILL BROOK

300 FT S RT5, Oxford, ME

Built 1980 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 19

W RIVER RD

Poor

Over: TOWN FARM BROOK

0.8 MI S TOWNLINE, Kennebec, ME

Built 1917 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 2,844

SCHOOL ST

Poor

Over: ALDER BK

1.8 MI NW WASHINGTON TWP, Franklin, ME

Built 1926 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 709

ROBINSON RD

Poor

Over: PRESTILE STREAM

ROBINSONS SETTLEMENT, Aroostook, ME

Built 1948 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 380

MILL RD

Poor

Over: PISCATAQUA RIVER

0.1 MI E RT 100, Cumberland, ME

Built 1960 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 80

LANGDON RD

Poor

Over: ABAGADASET RIVER

2.5 MI E OF JCT RTE 201, Sagadahoc, ME

Built 1983 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 335

JORDAN RD

Poor

Over: NO NAME BROOK

.1MI SE RT196(DS FROM FOS, Androscoggin, ME

Built 1966 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 78

MACE RD

Poor

Over: MCGURDY STREAM

0.6 MI E OF JCT RIDGE RD, Franklin, ME

Built 1950 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 127

GRIST MILL RD

Poor

Over: SOUADABSCOOK STRM

0.1 MI. N. DAMASCUS RD., Penobscot, ME

Built 1970 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 22

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.