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Mills Rd over Damariscotta River

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

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

Mills Rd over Damariscotta River in Lincoln County, Maine, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1957, making it 68 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,197 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2016).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 41 of the 63 inventoried bridges in Lincoln County rated fair (65.1%); 7 (11.1%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Route 1 over Sheepscot River	1983	17,897	Fair
Route 1 over Cod Cove	1958	17,204	Fair
Route 1 over Montsweag Brook	1931	16,559	Fair
Main St over Damariscotta River	1952	14,450	Fair
Atlantic Hwy over Medomak River	1932	13,870	Fair
Route 1 over Marsh River	1962	13,710	Fair