Total Bridges
771
Public highway bridges in Maine
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
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
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
PR
Puerto Rico
11.98% top marginal rate
ME
Maine
13.23% top marginal rate
GU
Guam
15.25% top marginal rate
WV
West Virginia
16.02% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: SHEPARDS RIVER
.1 MI S RIVER RD, Oxford, ME
Built 1930 Load: 3.2 t ADT: 240
WILLIAM KNIGHT RD
PoorOver: PLEASANT RIVER
0.5 MI NW JCT RTE 202, Cumberland, ME
Built 1965 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 207
MCINTYRE RD
PoorOver: S BRANCH MEDUXNEKEAG RIV
1.8 MI N HODGDON MLS RD, Aroostook, ME
Built 1936 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 60
LOHNES FARM RD
PoorOver: BEAVER BROOK
1.9 MI S ROXBURY PD RD, Oxford, ME
Built 2020 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 37
MARSTON RD
PoorOver: MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
.05 MI S JCT COUNTY RD, Kennebec, ME
Built 1928 Load: 8.7 t ADT: 807
EAST SCHOOL ST
PoorOver: MESSALONSKEE STR
0.1 MI NW ALPINE ST, Kennebec, ME
Built 1950 Load: 8.7 t ADT: 767
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BARRET RD
FairOver: YOUNG BROOK
.7 MI E BLAINE RD, Aroostook, ME
Built 1982 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 10
ROAD "F"
FairOver: HALE BROOK
1KM S OF CAN FALLS LAKE, Somerset, ME
Built 1990 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 2
SCHOOL ST
FairOver: HOUGHTON BROOK
0.1MI SE RTE 142, Franklin, ME
Built 1926 Load: 11.3 t ADT: 948
S LAGRANGE RD
FairOver: DEAD STREAM
1.2 MI W RT 16 ON INV 540, Penobscot, ME
Built 1982 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 103
RYEFIELD BRIDGE RD
FairOver: CROOKED RIVER
0.4 MI E OF JCT UPTON RD, Cumberland, ME
Built 1912 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 240
MAIN ST
FairOver: CASCADE STR
200 FEET E RT 4, Franklin, ME
Built 1934 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 26
MILL RD
FairOver: BACK RIVER (PARSONS CRK)
1.1 MI W OF JCT RTE 27, Lincoln, ME
Built 1960 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 210
LOWER MILLS RD
FairOver: MILL STREAM
75 FT W OF E MADISON ROAD, Somerset, ME
Built 1945 Load: 16.9 t ADT: 287
POORS MILL RD
FairOver: PASSAGASSAWAUKEAG RIVER
0.7 MI W OFJCT SHEPARD RD, Waldo, ME
Built 1955 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 988
WOODMAN HILL RD
FairOver: BOG BROOK
0.1 MI W OF JCT RTE 124, Androscoggin, ME
Built 1954 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 4,024
RIVER RD
FairOver: OSSIPEE RIVER
0.2 MI N OF JCT RTE 25, York, ME
Built 1930 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 500
LONG RD
FairOver: LIMESTONE STREAM
0.5 MI E'LY OF ROUTE 1A, Aroostook, ME
Built 1949 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 156
JACKSON RD
FairOver: N. BR. MARSH STREAM
1.8 MI NW OF ROUTE 139, Waldo, ME
Built 1955 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 186
BUCKFIELD HILL RD
FairOver: E BRANCH SWIFT RIVER
0.2 MI N NO 6 RD, Oxford, ME
Built 1962 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 14
REED RD
FairOver: QUICK STREAM
0.6 MI E RTE 142, Franklin, ME
Built 2000 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 48
DUNCAN POND ROAD
FairOver: SOUTH BRANCH BROOK CREEK
23.8 KM NE JACKMAN, ME, Somerset, ME
Built 2006 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 25
DORSEY RD
FairOver: PATTEE BROOK
0.2 MI S OF JCT RTE 167, Aroostook, ME
Built 1960 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 480
GRIFFITHS HEAD RD
FairOver: TIDAL
2.2 MT S RTE 127, Sagadahoc, ME
Built 1950 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 388
THIBODEAU RD
FairOver: CARIBOU STREAM
0.4 MI. S. RTE 228, Aroostook, ME
Built 1993 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 140
NEWBURG RD
FairOver: SOUADABSCOOK STREAM
1 MI NE HINKLEY HILL ROAD, Penobscot, ME
Built 1950 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 966
US 1
FairOver: NEW HOBART STREAM
2 MI. S. #86, Washington, ME
Built 1955 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,559
MANCHESTER RD
FairOver: BELGRADE STREAM
1 MI N TOWNLINE, Kennebec, ME
Built 1941 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,521
MAINE ROUTE 233
FairOver: HULLS COVE ROAD
0.8 MILES SOUTH OF BREAKN, Hancock, ME
Built 1928 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 12,768
S TASKER RD
FairOver: DEAD STREAM
.3 MI N STATION RD, Penobscot, ME
Built 1994 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 17
MOUNT RD
FairOver: SEBASTICOOK RIVER
0.6 MI E OF RTE 11 & 100, Waldo, ME
Built 1973 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 290
CENTER ST
FairOver: E BR SEBASTICOOK R
200 FT NE OF WATER ST, Penobscot, ME
Built 1950 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 158
I 95 SB
FairOver: PISCATAQUIS R.
3.2 MI S OF TL (MI 212), Penobscot, ME
Built 1966 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 4,120
OLD WEST BETHEL RD
FairOver: CROOKED RIVER
0.2 MI N RTE 5, Oxford, ME
Built 1950 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 31
LOW RD
FairOver: Lunt Harbor
_, Hancock, ME
Built 1988 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 528
E ANDOVER RD
FairOver: ELLIS RIVER
1.5 MI S JCT 120, Oxford, ME
Built 1933 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 372
PARK LOOP ROAD
FairOver: ABANDONED WILDWOOD ENTRA
0.3 MILES EAST OF NPS ROU, Hancock, ME
Built 1939 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,214
STANLEY BROOK ROAD
FairOver: STANLEY BROOK
0.2 MILES NORTH OF MAINE, Hancock, ME
Built 1928 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,816
SCHOOL STREET
FairOver: LITTLE RIVER
0.1 MI E OF JCT RTE 5, York, ME
Built 1964 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 538
SODOM RD
FairOver: CROOKED RIVER
85 FT EAST OF TOWNLINE, Oxford, ME
Built 1982 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 351
GHENT RD
FairOver: ST.GEORGE RIVER
0.3 MI E OF JCT RTE 131, Waldo, ME
Built 1954 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 71
MAIN ST
FairOver: WAPSACONHAGAN
.1 MI N JCT 1, Washington, ME
Built 1930 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 1,936
CANTON RD
FairOver: MARTIN STREAM
0.1 MI NW S'LY JCT RTE 4, Androscoggin, ME
Built 1936 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 4,004
US HIGHWAY 2
FairOver: E BR MATTAWAMKEAG RIVER
50' E OF JCT RTE 212, Aroostook, ME
Built 1922 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 1,630
PRECOURT ST
FairOver: B & M RR
0.4 MI SEOF ROUTE 111, York, ME
Built 1989 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 15,900
DINGLEY ISLAND RD
FairOver: Dingley Cove
1 mi E of cundys hrb rd, Cumberland, ME
Built 2006 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 201
SALEM RD
FairOver: DEAD STREAM
2.5 MI NE'LY OF PHILLIPS, Franklin, ME
Built 1933 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 629
ROCKWOOD RD
FairOver: EAST OUTLET KENNBEC R.
TOWNLINE, Piscataquis, ME
Built 1990 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 1,030
FORT ST
FairOver: PRESTILE STREAM
0.2 MI NE OF JCT US1, Aroostook, ME
Built 1955 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 3,950
PAYNE RD
FairOver: NONESUCH RIVER
0.4 MI SW JCT RTE 114, Cumberland, ME
Built 1946 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 16,250
RIVER RD
FairOver: WEST BR CATHANCE RIVER
0.3 MI E'LY OF JCT RTE 12, Sagadahoc, ME
Built 1934 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 2,243
W CORINTH RD
FairOver: KENDUSKEAG STREAM
1.2 MI S OF JCT RTE 15, Penobscot, ME
Built 1953 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 927
HARTLAND RD
FairOver: CARRABASSET STREAM
.2 MI N JCT US2, Somerset, ME
Built 1954 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,437
PAPER MILL RD
FairOver: SOUADABSCOOK STR
2.5 MI N RT 202, Penobscot, ME
Built 1984 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 343
N RIVER RD
FairOver: BOBBIN MILL BROOK
1.5 MI from RTE 4, Androscoggin, ME
Built 1936 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 496
I 95 SB
FairOver: MEDUXNEKEAG RIVER
0.8 MI E OF US1 OP, Aroostook, ME
Built 1966 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 890
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