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Caribou Connector over Route 1 (VAN BUREN RD)

Aroostook County, Maine · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Caribou Connector over Route 1 (VAN BUREN RD) in Aroostook County, Maine, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2012, making it 13 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,574 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2016).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 42 of the 231 inventoried bridges in Aroostook County rated good (18.2%); 27 (11.7%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 85 ft
Location	1.4 SE of Sweden Road
NBI structure number	6454
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
North St over Meduxnekeag River	1944	13,721	Poor
Main St over Aroostook River	1982	11,336	Fair
State St over Presque Isle Stream	1979	8,853	Fair
E Main St over Fish River	1953	8,100	Fair
Connector Rd over Presque Isle Stream	1978	7,860	Fair
Main St over Caribou Stream	1922	7,670	Fair