List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine facts for kids
This is a list of bridges and tunnels on the National Register of Historic Places in the U.S. state of Maine.
Name | Image | Built | Listed | Location | County | Type |
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Androscoggin Swinging Bridge | 1892, by 1913, 1936 | 2004-01-14 | Brunswick 43°55′6″N 69°58′26″W / 43.91833°N 69.97389°W |
Cumberland | Suspension Bridge | |
Arch Bridge | ca. 1857 | 2003-07-07 | Bristol 43°57′44″N 69°30′35″W / 43.96222°N 69.50972°W |
Lincoln | Stone arch bridge | |
Babb's Bridge | 1976 replica of 1864 bridge | 1972-09-07 | Windham 43°45′58″N 70°26′53″W / 43.76611°N 70.44806°W |
Cumberland | 1864 bridge destroyed by arson in 1973. | |
Bailey Island Cobwork Bridge | 1928 | 1975-04-28 | Harpswell 43°44′55″N 69°59′22″W / 43.74861°N 69.98944°W |
Cumberland | The only surviving cribstone bridge in the world | |
Bennett Bridge | 1901 | 1970-02-16 | Wilson Mills 44°55′4″N 71°2′21″W / 44.91778°N 71.03917°W |
Oxford | Paddleford truss | |
Carriage Paths, Bridges and Gatehouses | 1919, 1931 | 1979-11-14 | Acadia National Park | Hancock | Gothic Arched Bridges | |
Churchill Bridge | 1797 | 1994-03-17 | Buckfield 44°14′44″N 70°23′10″W / 44.24556°N 70.38611°W |
Oxford | Stone lintel bridge | |
Grist Mill Bridge | ca. 1885 | 1990-12-27 | Lebanon 43°23′30″N 70°51′6″W / 43.39167°N 70.85167°W |
York | A non-trussed, timber bridge on stone abutments improved in 1950 and restored in 1993. | |
Hemlock Bridge | 1857 | 1970-02-16 | Fryeburg Center 44°4′46″N 70°54′13″W / 44.07944°N 70.90361°W |
Oxford | Paddleford Truss | |
Lovejoy Bridge | 1868 | 1970-02-16 | South Andover 44°35′37″N 70°44′2″W / 44.59361°N 70.73389°W |
Oxford | Paddleford truss | |
Morse Bridge | 1882 | 1970-02-16 delisted 2015-09-29 |
Bangor 44°48′28″N 68°46′43″W / 44.80778°N 68.77861°W |
Penobscot | Covered bridge; burned down in the 1980s. | |
New Portland Wire Bridge | 1864-1866 | 1970-01-12 | New Portland 44°53′27″N 70°5′37″W / 44.89083°N 70.09361°W |
Somerset | Possibly the only surviving wire (suspension) bridge in the United States. It has covered, timber framed towers. | |
New Sharon Bridge | 1916 | 1999-09-24 delisted 2015-07-14 |
New Sharon 44°38′16″N 70°0′56″W / 44.63778°N 70.01556°W |
Franklin | Pennsylvania Thru Truss; this bridge was torn down in 2014. | |
Porter-Parsonfield Bridge | 1876 | 1970-02-16 | Porter 43°47′30″N 70°56′18″W / 43.79167°N 70.93833°W |
Oxford, York | Paddleford Truss | |
Robyville Bridge | 1876 | 1970-02-16 | Robyville 44°56′35″N 68°58′8″W / 44.94306°N 68.96889°W |
Penobscot | Howe Truss System | |
Ryefield Bridge | 1912 | 1999-09-24 | Stuarts Corner 44°8′34″N 70°35′43″W / 44.14278°N 70.59528°W |
Cumberland and Oxford | Warren through truss | |
Smith Bridge | 1910 | 1993-04-02 removed 2013-12-08 |
Houlton 46°10′52″N 67°48′16″W / 46.18111°N 67.80444°W |
Aroostook | 2-Span Warren Pony Truss | |
Sunday River Bridge | 1872 | 1970-02-16 | Newry 44°29′31″N 70°50′36″W / 44.49194°N 70.84333°W |
Oxford | Paddleford Truss | |
Thompson's Bridge | ca. 1808 | 1991-03-22 | Allen's Mills 44°43′36″N 70°0′25″W / 44.72667°N 70.00694°W |
Franklin | Stone lintel | |
Two Cent Bridge | 1903 | 1973-09-20 | Waterville-Winslow 44°33′3″N 69°37′45″W / 44.55083°N 69.62917°W |
Kennebec | Suspension type | |
Watson Settlement Bridge | 1911 | 1970-02-16 | Littleton 46°12′36″N 67°48′3″W / 46.21000°N 67.80083°W |
Aroostook | Howe Truss System | |
Lowe's Bridge | 1857 | removed 1987-05-12 |
Sangerville | Piscataquis | Long Truss system | |
Waldo-Hancock Bridge | 1931 | Listed 1985-06-20 Delisted 2013-12-08 |
Prospect, Verona 44°33′37″N 68°48′8″W / 44.56028°N 68.80222°W |
Hancock, Waldo | Suspension bridge; demolished in 2013 |
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