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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MADISON ST
FairOver: GREAT WORKS RIVER
.2 MI E JCT 4, York, ME
Built 1963 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,720
OCEAN AVE
FairOver: TRIBUTARY OF K'BUNK RIVE
.5 MI S JCT 9, York, ME
Built 1962 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 3,470
BURLEIGH RD
FairOver: PRESTILE STREAM
1.5 MI E JCT US 1, Aroostook, ME
Built 1921 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 420
S UNION RD
FairOver: BROWN BROOK
1 MI N TOWNLINE, Knox, ME
Built 1959 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,108
MOODYS MILLS RD
FairOver: E BRANCH SEBASTICOOK RIV
1.4 MI W JCT RTE 7, Penobscot, ME
Built 1999 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 113
COUNTY RD
FairOver: SUNKHAZE STREAM
0.6 MI NE PICKEREL PD RD, Penobscot, ME
Built 1955 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 217
MILLS RD
FairOver: FRENCH STREAM
0.6 MI SE OF RTE 11 & 43, Penobscot, ME
Built 1959 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 328
I 295 NB
FairOver: PRESUMPSCOT RIVER
1.0 MI N OF PORTLAND TL, Cumberland, ME
Built 1960 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 27,010
CARRIAGE RD
FairOver: CARRABASSET RIVER
200 FT W JCT RTE 27, Franklin, ME
Built 1975 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 439
STEVENS RD
FairOver: SANDY STREAM
2 MI N OF ROUTE 137, Waldo, ME
Built 1959 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 192
LINCOLN ST
FairOver: MAIN CANAL
1 MI S'LY OF JCT 202, Androscoggin, ME
Built 1958 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 6,236
MERRILL RD
FairOver: COLLYER BROOK
0.4 MI N OF JCT MAYALL RD, Cumberland, ME
Built 1992 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 419
PLEASANT ST
FairOver: SANDY STREAM
0.2 MI S OF JCT RTE 137, Waldo, ME
Built 1927 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 305
I 295 SB
FairOver: PREBLE STREET EXTENSION
2 MI N TOWNLINE, Cumberland, ME
Built 1973 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 36,310
AVON VALLEY RD
FairOver: VALLEY BROOK
1.9 MI W'LY ROUTE 4, Franklin, ME
Built 1967 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 429
VMB RAMP E
FairOver: M C RR
.2 MI E TOWNLINE, Androscoggin, ME
Built 1973 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 7,293
BRIDGE ST
FairOver: ANDROSCOGGIN RIVER
0.1 MI W'LY ROUTE #17, Androscoggin, ME
Built 1959 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 6,291
BRIDGE ST
FairOver: CARIBOU STREAM
50 FT S OF JCT WATER ST, Aroostook, ME
Built 1983 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 461
CARRABASSETT RD
FairOver: STRATTON BROOK
0.2 MI S OF EUSTIS TL, Franklin, ME
Built 1929 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 2,521
MEADOW BROOK BRIDG
FairOver: W BRANCH PLEASANT RIVER
0.6 MI SW FLAT RD, Oxford, ME
Built 1957 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 41
WATERFORD RD
FairOver: Meadow Brook
0.5 MI NE OF JCT TL., Oxford, ME
Built 1924 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 3,156
CHURCH ST
FairOver: WEST BRANCH SALMON BROOK
0.2 MI W OF JCT ROUTE 228, Aroostook, ME
Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 300
WINTER ST
FairOver: COBBOSSEECONTE STREAM
.1 MI N JCT 9&126, Kennebec, ME
Built 1988 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,455
STATE ROUTE 121
FairOver: SUCKER BK
1.5 MI SW'LY OF OXFORD TL, Oxford, ME
Built 1925 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,127
IRR BIA RTE 201
FairOver: PENOBSCOT RIVER
NORTH OF STATE ROUTE 43, Penobscot, ME
Built 1985 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,800
ROUTE 126
FairOver: SAND POND OUTLET
.1 MI W'LY OF LITCHFIELD, Kennebec, ME
Built 1974 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 2,356
NEW GLOUCESTER RD
FairOver: MAINE CENTRL RAILROAD
1.4 MI N'LY OF ROUTE 115, Cumberland, ME
Built 1911 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 1,280
OLD SHEEPSCOT RD
FairOver: POLLY CLARK(MILL) CREEK
0.1 MI E RTE 218, Lincoln, ME
Built 1995 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 235
JORDAN POND ROAD
FairOver: CARRIAGE ROAD
0.5 MILES EAST OF STANLEY, Hancock, ME
Built 1932 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 288
DREWS MILLS RD
FairOver: MEDUXNEKEAG RIVER
.1MI N S.SHORE RD, Aroostook, ME
Built 1960 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 190
ROUNDABOUT RD
FairOver: NEZINSCOT R.
.3 MI SW'LY JCT OF 117, Oxford, ME
Built 1977 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 1,156
I 95 SB
FairOver: MOOSE BROOK
MILE 299.1/2.7 MI W JCT 1, Aroostook, ME
Built 1966 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,500
N BEND RD
FairOver: OUTLET PATTEN POND
0.1 MI W OF ELLSWORTH, Hancock, ME
Built 1966 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 903
MAIN ST
FairOver: GREAT POND OUTLET
5.1 MI N JCT OF RTE 135, Kennebec, ME
Built 1996 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,504
SEAVEY CORNER RD
FairOver: WHITTEN STREAM
75' N OF JCT RTE 41, Kennebec, ME
Built 1956 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 714
I 95
FairOver: MCRR
.5 MI E #7&11, Penobscot, ME
Built 1961 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 10,160
BROWN RD
FairOver: MARSH RIVER
.5 MI S JCT 139, Waldo, ME
Built 1975 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 63
KNOWLTON MILLS RD
FairOver: BLACK STREAM
50 FT SW BURROUGH RD, Piscataquis, ME
Built 1968 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 92
CASTLE ISLAND RD
FairOver: LONG POND
.1 MI E ROME TL, Kennebec, ME
Built 1986 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 1,395
Saco Spur
FairOver: Springfield RxR
0.192 mi S Industrial, York, ME
Built 1980 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 9,310
CLARKS POINT RD
FairOver: TIDEWATER
0.2 MI E RTE 218, Lincoln, ME
Built 1950 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 128
LOCUST ST
FairOver: MAIN CANAL
IMMED. SW'LY OF ROUTE 196, Androscoggin, ME
Built 1975 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 1,666
FLAT MOUNTAIN RD
FairOver: DICKEY BROOK
3 MI SW'LY JCT ROUTE 162, Aroostook, ME
Built 1921 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 516
MAIN ST
FairOver: HARRINGTON RIVER
.7 MI W TOWN, Washington, ME
Built 1968 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 2,692
MEMORIAL HWY
FairOver: MCRR
0.7 MI. SW JCT NORTH RD., Cumberland, ME
Built 1989 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 1,710
SHIN POND RD
FairOver: LOWER SHIN POND INLET
5.5 MI NW OF PATTEN TL, Penobscot, ME
Built 1937 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 502
I 95 SB
FairOver: HEMLOCK STREAM
.6 MI S EDINBURG TL, Penobscot, ME
Built 1964 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 4,660
GRANITE ST
FairOver: M C RR
0.5 MI N JCT COUNTY RD, Cumberland, ME
Built 1999 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 1,440
SWETTS BRIDGE RD
FairOver: MIDDLE BR MOUSAM RIVR
0.8 MI NE OF JCT RTE 4, York, ME
Built 1940 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 352
I 295 SB
FairOver: PTRR
0.5 MI N TOWNLINE, Cumberland, ME
Built 1974 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 32,110
Showing 351-400 of 771 bridges
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