Maine has six bridges of the same “deck truss” construction style used on the Minneapolis bridge that collapsed:
n Augusta, Memorial Bridge over the Kennebec River, recently rehabilitated
n Arrowsic, crosses Back River, due for replacement in 2008
n Caribou, crosses the Aroostook River, recently rehabilitated
n Falmouth, crosses railroad, under evaluation for capital improvement
n Kittery, Sarah Mildred Long Bridge (Route 1); owned and supported by Maine and New Hampshire
n Medford, crosses the Piscataquis River, old railroad bridge converted to a one-lane bridge
Source: Maine Department of Transportation.
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