One of the two Margaret Chase Smith bridges is shown Oct. 23, 2025, with The Skowhegan hotel in the background. Maine Department of Transportation officials and engineering consultants from the firm VHB last gave a public update on the project in November 2025. AdvertisementImpacts to the river and the long-planned Skowhegan River Park are driving that part of the decision-making process, he said. AdvertisementMotorists cross a Margaret Chase Smith Bridge over the Kennebec River in Skowhegan on Oct. 23. In 2020, several locations were proposed, both upstream and downstream of the existing Margaret Chase Smith bridges.