Counties with the most bridges in dire need of repair in Maine
Counties with the most bridges in dire need of repair in Maine
One in three U.S. bridges is in need of repair or replacement, according to data from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, including 29% of interstate bridges. The cost to make these repairs is estimated to be in excess of $54 billion.
Stacker investigated which counties in Maine have the most bridges in dire need of repair using data from the Federal Highway Administration. The data is accurate as of June 15, 2022. Counties are ranked by percent of bridges in "poor" condition and ties are broken by percent square meters of bridges in poor condition. Counties that have no bridges or have no bridges in poor condition are excluded from the list.
#16. Lincoln County
- Bridges in poor condition: 8.1% (5 of 62 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.9% (1,076 of 37,117 square meters of bridges)
#15. York County
- Bridges in poor condition: 8.1% (19 of 235 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 3.9% (7,005 of 180,767 square meters of bridges)
#14. Aroostook County
- Bridges in poor condition: 8.8% (20 of 228 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 11.6% (11,257 of 97,092 square meters of bridges)
#13. Androscoggin County
- Bridges in poor condition: 9.7% (13 of 134 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 4.3% (3,232 of 74,655 square meters of bridges)
#12. Cumberland County
- Bridges in poor condition: 10.2% (35 of 343 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 6.8% (18,042 of 265,167 square meters of bridges)
#11. Waldo County
- Bridges in poor condition: 13.0% (12 of 92 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 3.8% (1,178 of 30,760 square meters of bridges)
#10. Kennebec County
- Bridges in poor condition: 13.4% (25 of 187 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 7.7% (10,162 of 132,501 square meters of bridges)
#9. Oxford County
- Bridges in poor condition: 13.9% (35 of 252 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 12.3% (7,146 of 58,065 square meters of bridges)
#8. Knox County
- Bridges in poor condition: 17.3% (9 of 52 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 24.6% (2,711 of 11,014 square meters of bridges)
#7. Sagadahoc County
- Bridges in poor condition: 17.5% (11 of 63 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 9.6% (5,186 of 54,098 square meters of bridges)
#6. Penobscot County
- Bridges in poor condition: 18.3% (55 of 300 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 21.1% (35,086 of 166,032 square meters of bridges)
#5. Franklin County
- Bridges in poor condition: 18.6% (24 of 129 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 24.5% (7,507 of 30,632 square meters of bridges)
#4. Washington County
- Bridges in poor condition: 20.8% (22 of 106 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 15.4% (5,800 of 37,785 square meters of bridges)
#3. Hancock County
- Bridges in poor condition: 21.4% (15 of 70 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 5.7% (1,396 of 24,603 square meters of bridges)
#2. Piscataquis County
- Bridges in poor condition: 21.5% (17 of 79 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 23.2% (4,581 of 19,716 square meters of bridges)
#1. Somerset County
- Bridges in poor condition: 22.5% (38 of 169 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 17.0% (9,449 of 55,552 square meters of bridges)
