The bridges are located in Benedicta, Medway, Howland, Bangor, Hampden, and Pittsfield. Author: Associated Press Updated: 2:28 PM EDT July 4, 2021 MAINE, USA — The federal government is giving the state of Maine more than $45 million to rehabilitate deteriorating bridges. The state’s congressional delegation said the bridges are critical for residential traffic as well as transportation of freight in rural Maine. The bridges are located in Benedicta, Medway, Howland, Bangor, Hampden, and Pittsfield. Maine Department of Transportation Commissioner Bruce A. Van Note told the Associated Press the bridges “represent programmed ‘must-do work to assure the safety and economic prosperity of Maine people.”