Badger’s Island Bridge
NBI Information
Location
State: Maine
County: York County
Feature Carried: US-1
Feature Crossed: Piscataqua River
Latitude, Longitude: 43.0834,-70.7512
Toll: On free road
Maintenance Responsibility: State Highway Agency
Structure Open, Posted, or Closed to Traffic: Open, no restriction
History
Year Built: 1938
Historical Significance: Bridge is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
Year Reconstructed: 1986
Picture Date: August 8, 2026
Geometry
Lanes on Structure: 2
Lanes under Structure: 0
Skew: 0 degrees
Number of Main Spans: 5
Main Structure Type: Stringer/Multi-beam or Girder
Main Structure Material: Steel Continuous
Number of Approach Spans: None
Approach Structure Type: None
Approach Structure Material: None
Condition
Inspection Date: September 2024
Deck Condition: Satisfactory
Superstructure Condition: Poor
Substructure Condition: Poor
Channel Condition: Fair
Culvert: Not Applicable
NBI Year: 2025
Bridge Information
The Badger’s Island Bridge is a steel stringer bridge that was built in 1938 to carry U.S. Route 1 to Badger’s Island in Maine. The World War Memorial Bridge carries traffic across the river on the other side of the island. This bridge was one of the first continuous steel stringer bridges in the state.
References
Gardner, David, and Lisa Churchill-Dickson. “Historic Bridges of Maine: 350 Years of Bridge and Roadway Design.” Maine Department of Transportation, 2015, https://digitalmaine.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/mdot_docs/article/1090/&path_info=dot_historic_bridges_of_maine_final.pdf. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.
