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
All Bridges in Maine
REDONNOT MILL RD
FairOver: PEMAQUID RIVER
.1 MI E RT 130, Lincoln, ME
Built 2019 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 20
WATERFORD RD
FairOver: DUCK POND BROOK
1.5 MI W'LY OF WATERFORD, Oxford, ME
Built 1967 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 372
RIDGE RD
FairOver: HOUSTON BROOK
2.7 MI W CONCORD TL, Somerset, ME
Built 1967 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 379
MAIN ST
FairOver: E BR SANDY STREAM
0.3 MI S OF SANDY BAY, Somerset, ME
Built 1955 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 1,480
SANFORD RD
FairOver: MIDDLE BR MOUSAM RIVER
0.6 MI W'LY OF ROUTE 111, York, ME
Built 1953 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 12,194
HOLTS MILLS RD
FairOver: KENDUSKEAG STREAM
.1 MI S RT 94, Penobscot, ME
Built 1921 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 62
W SIDE RD
FairOver: WEST BROOK
1.9 MI W JCT 142, Franklin, ME
Built 1953 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 269
Westbrook Inter.
FairOver: I-95
0.225 mi SW. of SR 25, Cumberland, ME
Built 2001 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 1,500
HILL ST
FairOver: STONY BROOK
AT JUNCTION ROUTE 119, Oxford, ME
Built 1990 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 3,973
KING ST
FairOver: THOMPSON LAKE OUTLET
0.1 MI S OF JCT RTE 121, Oxford, ME
Built 1954 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 2,051
LINCOLN ST
FairOver: CROSS CANAL #2
0.4 MIL 5 US 202, Androscoggin, ME
Built 1927 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 9,398
HILLSIDE RD
FairOver: MAINE CENTRAL RR
50 FEET S'LY OF RTE 1, Cumberland, ME
Built 1984 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 2,530
RAMP ON FROM PARK
FairOver: ST JAMES STREET
1 MI NORTH TOWN LINE, Cumberland, ME
Built 1973 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 2,300
W FREEMAN RD
FairOver: BEAN BROOK
0.1 MI S'LY FREEMAN TL, Franklin, ME
Built 1949 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 370
FOXES RIDGE RD
FairOver: SALMON FALLS RIVER
ME. N.H. LINE, York, ME
Built 1930 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 530
MAIN ST
FairOver: MILL STREAM
SOUTH END OF ISLAND, Knox, ME
Built 1959 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 4,273
FRAMINGHAM RD
FairOver: MEDUXNEKEAG RIVER
2.7 MI. E. RT. 1, Aroostook, ME
Built 1985 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 210
SMITH AV
FairOver: STEVENS BROOK
0.5 MI E JCT RTE US302, Cumberland, ME
Built 1935 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 528
S ARM RD
FairOver: BIRCH BROOK
2 MI N TOWNLINE, Oxford, ME
Built 1968 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 144
BULL RUN RD
FairOver: DEAD RIVER
.5 MI W WALES TL, Androscoggin, ME
Built 1977 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 320
TARDY RD
FairOver: LIMESTONE BROOK
0.1 MI. W RTE 1A, Aroostook, ME
Built 1985 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 18
DEPOT RD
FairOver: ROYAL RIVER
1.0 MI W NEW GLOUCESTER, Cumberland, ME
Built 1963 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 2,422
BOARD EDDY RD
FairOver: BLACK STREAM
.5 MI E RT 7, Piscataquis, ME
Built 1978 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 92
MAPLE RD
FairOver: ALDER STREAM
5 MI N OF BRADFORD, Piscataquis, ME
Built 1963 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 92
I-95 (NB)
FairOver: ROYAL RIVER
0.464 mi W Snow Hill Rd, Cumberland, ME
Built 1956 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 9,460
MAIN ST
FairOver: ECHO LAKE OUTLET
0.5 MI W OF READFIELD, Kennebec, ME
Built 1947 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 2,386
YOUNGS CORNER RD
FairOver: LAPHAM BROOK
0.4 MI W'LY OF HOTEL RD, Androscoggin, ME
Built 1991 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 3,544
LUDLOW RD
FairOver: CAPTAIN AMBROSE BEAR STR
0.7 MI W OF JCT RTE US1, Aroostook, ME
Built 1981 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 1,978
I 95 NB
FairOver: EAST BRANCH SEBASTICOOK
1MI E #7-11, Penobscot, ME
Built 1961 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 10,160
MAYVILLE RD
FairOver: BEAR RIVER
100 FT NE OF BETHEL TL, Oxford, ME
Built 1929 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 5,738
I 95
FairOver: M C RR
0.1 MI E OF 95 / US201, Somerset, ME
Built 1964 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 9,750
REDDING RD
FairOver: W BRANCH NEZINSCOT RIVER
1.0 MI W.BLACK MTN RD, Oxford, ME
Built 1998 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 112
I-95
FairOver: OGUNQUIT RIVER
0.264 mi E Capt Thomas Rd, York, ME
Built 1947 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 24,850
I 295 SB
FairOver: ROUTE 9 (WESTBROOK ST.)
1 MI W US #1, Cumberland, ME
Built 1969 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 28,580
BUCKNAM BRIDGE RD
FairOver: BOG*BRK
RT OFF 124 1.7 MI S X 119, Androscoggin, ME
Built 1979 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 316
SECOND ST
FairOver: MILLINOCKET STREAM
200 FT E AROOSTOOK AVE, Penobscot, ME
Built 1964 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 359
BURNHAM RD
FairOver: CARLTON STREAM
0.9 MI NW OF ROUTE 220, Waldo, ME
Built 1955 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 683
I 295 NB
FairOver: MC RR
.5MI S JCT 196, Sagadahoc, ME
Built 1972 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 16,310
SCHOODIC LOOP ROAD
FairOver: FRAZER CREEK
1.4 MILES SOUTH OF MAINE, Hancock, ME
Built 1958 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 275
I 295 SB
FairOver: ST JOHN STEET
1 MI N TOWNLINE, Cumberland, ME
Built 1972 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 36,970
I 295 SB
FairOver: CATHANCE RIVER
1 MILE N JCT 196, Sagadahoc, ME
Built 1975 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 13,930
LEWIS HILL RD
FairOver: DEAD RIVER
0.1 MI E DEAD RIVER RD, Sagadahoc, ME
Built 1987 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 252
I 95 SB
FairOver: SALMON STREAM
2.1 MI. S. OF MEDWAY T.L., Penobscot, ME
Built 1976 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 2,470
FARMINGTON FALLS R
FairOver: MUDDY BROOK
3 MI E'LY OF FARMINGTON, Franklin, ME
Built 2002 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 7,894
HARDING RD
FairOver: STATE OF MAINE RR
0.1 MI N OF OLD ROUTE 1, Cumberland, ME
Built 1930 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 110
WADSWORTH ST
FairOver: MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
0.2 MI S'LY OF US 1, Knox, ME
Built 1932 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 2,507
HUBBARD RD
FairOver: GREAT BROOK
.3 MI S JCT 202, York, ME
Built 1975 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 1,904
BACK RD
FairOver: BROWN BROOK
0.3 MI SE OF DAVIDSON RD, Piscataquis, ME
Built 1956 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 296
I 95 NB
FairOver: MEDUNKEUNK STREAM
2.5 MI N T2 R8 TL, Penobscot, ME
Built 1975 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 3,160
NEW DAM RD
FairOver: MOUSAM RIVER
2.6 MI E RTE 4, York, ME
Built 1980 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 2,100
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