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Maine Bridges

State Law defines the responsibilities for bridge maintenance and capital improvements for all public bridges, minor spans, and smaller structures. The following tables provide a simplified description of those responsibilities:

 

Bridges

	Capitol Improvements	Maintenance
State Highway	S	S
State Aid Highway	S	S
Town Way	S	S

 

Minor Spans

	Capitol Improvements	Maintenance
State Highway	S	S
State Aid Highway	S	S
Town Way	M	M

 

Culvert

	Capitol Improvements	Maintenance
State Highway	S*	S*
State Aid Highway	S*	S*
Town Way	M	M

Low Use Redundant Bridge

	Capitol Improvements	Maintenance
State Highway	N/A	N/A
State Aid Highway	N/A	N/A
Town Way	S + M**	M

 

M = Municipality Responsibility

S = State Responsibility (MaineDOT)

* = Municipal Responsibility if inside urban compact area

** = Municipality pays lesser of 50% of cost, or 1% of property valuation and state pays remaining balance

Additional Information

• Maine Public Bridges website (Offsite)
• MaineDOT’s Best Practices for bridge cleaning and washing  (PDF)
• MaineDEP letter about washing activities into Maine’s streams and rivers  (PDF)
• A little maintenance can go a long way

This page last updated on 3/15/13

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