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Irr Pistol Lake Rd over Pistol Stream

Hancock County, Maine · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Irr Pistol Lake Rd over Pistol Stream in Hancock County, Maine, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1990 and reconstructed in 2015, making it 35 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
It is one of 36 of the 69 inventoried bridges in Hancock County rated fair (52.2%); 17 (24.6%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Timber stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 28 ft
Location	Outlet of Side Pistol Lk
NBI structure number	00000000000S001
Condition class	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Maine department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Main St over Union River	1923	16,449	Poor
Bangor Rd over Union River	1981	15,759	Fair
Bar Harbor Rd over Mt Desert Narrows	1958	15,122	Fair
Route 1 over Kilkenny St	2000	12,782	Good
Maine Route 233 over Hulls Cove Road	1928	12,768	Fair
Main Rd over M C RR	1973	10,891	Fair