State profile · Above median Poor share

Maine bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Maine.

2,518
Public bridges
24.9%
Good condition
15.4%
Poor condition

Maine holds 2,518 public highway bridges (#45 of 52 by inventory) with a 15.41% Poor share (#4 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 15.4% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 50 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

2,518

Public highway bridges in Maine

Good Condition

24.9%

626 bridges rated 7-9

-25.1pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

15.4%

388 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

7.9pp vs national avg 7.5%

Maine vs national bridge condition

Maine - Good condition share 24.9%
National avg

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

Maine - Poor-condition share 51.4%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Maine in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Maine has 2,518 bridges and a 15.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #50 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Maine has 2,518 bridges and a 15.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #50 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Maine vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

2,518 45th of 54 higher than 9 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Maine

The highlighted point is Maine: 2,518 bridges and 15.41% in Poor condition, rank #50 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Maine on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Puerto Rico: 2,385 bridges · 13.92% Poor
  • Rhode Island: 783 bridges · 15.20% Poor
  • Maine: 2,518 bridges · 15.41% Poor
  • South Dakota: 5,887 bridges · 16.36% Poor
  • West Virginia: 7,348 bridges · 18.64% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Maine

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 2,518 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Maine’s inventory

State agency holds 87.8% of the 2,518 public highway bridges filed under Maine in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Maine’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 23.9% of the 2,518 bridges with a recorded original year in Maine. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Maine24.9%59.7%15.4%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Maine (FHWA NBI)

Counties (16)

Androscoggin 135 Aroostook 229 Cumberland 344 Franklin 128 Hancock 70 Kennebec 188 Knox 53 Lincoln 63 Oxford 252 Penobscot 301 Piscataquis 80 Sagadahoc 64 Somerset 173 Waldo 92 Washington 110 York 236

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.

PR

Puerto Rico

13.92% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,385

RI

Rhode Island

15.20% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$783
Selected

ME

Maine

15.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,518

SD

South Dakota

16.36% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,887

WV

West Virginia

18.64% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$7,348

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.

LEDGELAWN AV

Poor

Over: CROMWELL BROOK

.1MI S CROMWELL HBR RD, Hancock, ME

Built 1945 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 489

BERRY RD

Poor

Over: SANDY STREAM

1.3 MI W OF DUMP ROAD, Waldo, ME

Built 1964 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 30

SCRIBNERS MILLS RD

Poor

Over: CROOKED RIVER

1.5 MI E MAPLE RDGE RD, Cumberland, ME

Built 1936 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 60

TANNERY BRIDGE RD

Poor

Over: LEMON STREAM

0.1 MI SE WIRE BRG RD, Somerset, ME

Built 1950 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 90

IRR BIA RTE 158B

Poor

Over: PISTOL STREAM

0.3KM NE LWR PISTOL LAKE, Hancock, ME

Built 1990 Load: 0.0 t

STEWART HILL RD

Poor

Over: COLD BK

1 MI N RT 150, Somerset, ME

Built 1978 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 63

All Bridges in Maine

WATERFORD RD

Fair

Over: Meadow Brook

0.5 MI NE OF JCT TL., Oxford, ME

Built 1924 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 3,156

NORTH RD

Fair

Over: CHANDLER R. (E BR ROYALR

0.3 MI NLY OF ROUTE 9, Cumberland, ME

Built 1963 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 2,480

I 95 SB

Fair

Over: MATTAMISCONTIS STREAM

.3 MI.N. TOWNLINE, Penobscot, ME

Built 1966 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 4,120

I 295 NB

Fair

Over: PTRR

1 MI N TOWNLINE, Cumberland, ME

Built 1972 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 34,780

I 295 NB

Fair

Over: FRANKLIN STREET

2.2 MI N TOWNLINE, Cumberland, ME

Built 1974 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 30,150

I 295 SB

Fair

Over: PTRR

1 Mile N Townline, Cumberland, ME

Built 1972 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 36,970

I 295 SB

Fair

Over: FRANKLIN STREET

2.2 MI N TOWNLINE, Cumberland, ME

Built 1974 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 29,050

CHURCH ST

Fair

Over: WEST BRANCH SALMON BROOK

0.2 MI W OF JCT ROUTE 228, Aroostook, ME

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 300

I 95 NB

Fair

Over: MEDUXNEKEAG RIVER

MILE 302.5/1 MILE E US1, Aroostook, ME

Built 1980 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 750

N MAIN ST

Fair

Over: SEBASTICOOK RIVER

0.2 MI NLY OF JCT 152, Somerset, ME

Built 1931 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,286

BUCKFIELD RD

Fair

Over: STONEY BROOK

1.8 MI NE JCT ROUTE 119, Oxford, ME

Built 1940 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,055

FALLS BRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: SALT POND OUTLET

.8 MI S JCT 172, Hancock, ME

Built 1926 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,867

STATE ROUTE 121

Fair

Over: SUCKER BK

1.5 MI SWLY OF OXFORD TL, Oxford, ME

Built 1925 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,127

WINTER ST

Fair

Over: COBBOSSEECONTE STREAM

.1 MI N JCT 9&126, Kennebec, ME

Built 1988 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,455

BRISTOL RD

Fair

Over: PEMAQUID RIVER

2.1 MI N OF JCT RTE 32, Lincoln, ME

Built 1950 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,610

I 95 NB

Fair

Over: TWELVE MILE BROOK

2.3 MI NE OF BENTON, Kennebec, ME

Built 1964 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,530

MILL RD

Fair

Over: ROYAL RIVER

1.2 MI W JCT 231, Cumberland, ME

Built 1969 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,240

ABENAKI RD

Fair

Over: MESSALONSKEE STREAM

0.1 MILE ELY RTE 104, Kennebec, ME

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,079

IRR BIA RTE 201

Fair

Over: PENOBSCOT RIVER

NORTH OF STATE ROUTE 43, Penobscot, ME

Built 1985 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,800

POST RD

Fair

Over: B & M RR

1.4 MI SO TOWNLINE, York, ME

Built 1981 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 6,169

TANDBERG TRL

Fair

Over: PRESUMPSCOT RV

0.5 MI SW JCT 302, Cumberland, ME

Built 1987 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 9,584

GILMAN FALLS AV

Fair

Over: PUSHAW STREAM

0.1 MI W OF JCT RTE 16, Penobscot, ME

Built 1974 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 3,829

ROUTE 126

Fair

Over: SAND POND OUTLET

.1 MI WLY OF LITCHFIELD, Kennebec, ME

Built 1974 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 2,356

CROOKED RIVER CSWY

Fair

Over: CROOKED RIVER

3.2 MI N OF SLY JCT 5&35, Oxford, ME

Built 1934 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 1,322

GRIFFIN RD

Fair

Over: KENDUSKEAG STREAM

0.2 MI NE OF JCT OHIO ST, Penobscot, ME

Built 1992 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 12,007

MAIN ST

Fair

Over: ANDREWS BROOK

300 FT SW JCT RTE 26, Oxford, ME

Built 1938 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 1,099

W APPLETON RD

Fair

Over: ST. GEORGE RIVER

150 FT SW OF JCT RTE 173, Waldo, ME

Built 1926 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 152

GOVERNMENT ST

Fair

Over: B+M SPUR

.2 MI W US 1, York, ME

Built 1954 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 9,490

GREENWOOD RD

Fair

Over: TWITCHEL(MORGAN) BROOK

1.8 MI NLY OF ROUTE 219, Oxford, ME

Built 1968 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 332

I 95 NB

Fair

Over: SALMON STREAM

MILE 240 (5.1 M N TL), Penobscot, ME

Built 1966 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 2,230

NEW GLOUCESTER RD

Fair

Over: MAINE CENTRL RAILROAD

1.4 MI NLY OF ROUTE 115, Cumberland, ME

Built 1911 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 1,280

OLD SHEEPSCOT RD

Fair

Over: POLLY CLARK(MILL) CREEK

0.1 MI E RTE 218, Lincoln, ME

Built 1995 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 235

I 395 EB

Fair

Over: MCRR

.5 MI EAST TOWNLINE, Penobscot, ME

Built 1984 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 10,780

SILVER MILLS RD

Fair

Over: MAIN STR (SEBASTICOOK R)

1.0 MI N OF JCT RTE 7, Penobscot, ME

Built 1935 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 362

RIVER RD

Fair

Over: EASTERN RIVER

2.5 MI NO TOWNLINE, Lincoln, ME

Built 1955 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 928

RIVER RD

Fair

Over: LEMON STREAM

0.2 MI ELY OF ROUTE 27, Somerset, ME

Built 1923 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 659

BLAKE RD

Fair

Over: LIMESTONE STREAM

2.2 MI S JCT 229, Aroostook, ME

Built 1953 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 120

SPRINGFIELD RD

Fair

Over: BASKAHEGAN STREAM

0.1 MI W OF JCT US 1, Washington, ME

Built 1953 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 1,100

JORDAN POND ROAD

Fair

Over: CARRIAGE ROAD

0.5 MILES EAST OF STANLEY, Hancock, ME

Built 1932 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 288

BLACKSTRAP RD

Fair

Over: I-95

0.458 mi W of SR 100&26, Cumberland, ME

Built 1956 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 3,647

BACK RD

Fair

Over: MICHAEL STREAM

0.7MI E LONG FALLS DAM RD, Somerset, ME

Built 1982 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 48

CLAY HILL RD

Fair

Over: I-95

0.057 mi E of N. Village, York, ME

Built 1972 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 756

VETERANS BRIDGE

Fair

Over: I295 & NB US1 TO 295 NB

.5 MI S TOWNLINE, Cumberland, ME

Built 1974 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 11,240

ROOSEVELT TRL

Fair

Over: CROOKED RIVER

0.7 MI E OF JCT RTE 11, Cumberland, ME

Built 1958 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 8,730

FAIRBANKS RD

Fair

Over: BARKER STREAM

0.1 SLY JCT RTES 4 & 27, Franklin, ME

Built 1960 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 6,188

CENTRAL CHATHAM RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE COLD RIVER

.1 MI W JCT 113, Oxford, ME

Built 1941 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 190

MAIN ST

Fair

Over: SANDY STREAM

0.2 MI S RTE 139, Waldo, ME

Built 1948 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 3,572

ROUNDABOUT RD

Fair

Over: NEZINSCOT R.

.3 MI SWLY JCT OF 117, Oxford, ME

Built 1977 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 1,156

ROUTE 108

Fair

Over: MILL CANAL (ANDRO RIVER)

.2 MI E US 2, Oxford, ME

Built 1954 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 7,389

MILITARY RD

Fair

Over: W BR MATTAWAMKEAG RIVER

3.0 MI NE OF GLENWOOD, Aroostook, ME

Built 1953 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 381

Showing 951-1,000 of 2,518 bridges

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