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List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine facts for kids

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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
Androscoggin Swinging Bridge 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 / 43.91833; -69.97389 (Androscoggin Swinging Bridge)
Cumberland Suspension Bridge
Arch Bridge Arch Bridge ca. 1857 2003-07-07 Bristol
43°57′44″N 69°30′35″W / 43.96222°N 69.50972°W / 43.96222; -69.50972 (Arch Bridge)
Lincoln Stone arch bridge
Babb's Bridge WindhamME BabbsBridge 1.jpg 1976 replica of 1864 bridge 1972-09-07 Windham
43°45′58″N 70°26′53″W / 43.76611°N 70.44806°W / 43.76611; -70.44806 (Babb's Bridge)
Cumberland 1864 bridge destroyed by arson in 1973.
Bailey Island Cobwork Bridge BaileyIslandBridge.jpg 1928 1975-04-28 Harpswell
43°44′55″N 69°59′22″W / 43.74861°N 69.98944°W / 43.74861; -69.98944 (Bailey Island Cobwork Bridge)
Cumberland The only surviving cribstone bridge in the world
Bennett Bridge Bennett Bridge 1901 1970-02-16 Wilson Mills
44°55′4″N 71°2′21″W / 44.91778°N 71.03917°W / 44.91778; -71.03917 (Bennett Bridge)
Oxford Paddleford truss
Carriage Paths, Bridges and Gatehouses Acadia bridge.jpg 1919, 1931 1979-11-14 Acadia National Park Hancock Gothic Arched Bridges
Churchill Bridge Churchill Bridge 1797 1994-03-17 Buckfield
44°14′44″N 70°23′10″W / 44.24556°N 70.38611°W / 44.24556; -70.38611 (Churchill Bridge)
Oxford Stone lintel bridge
Grist Mill Bridge Grist Mill Bridge ca. 1885 1990-12-27 Lebanon
43°23′30″N 70°51′6″W / 43.39167°N 70.85167°W / 43.39167; -70.85167 (Grist Mill Bridge)
York A non-trussed, timber bridge on stone abutments improved in 1950 and restored in 1993.
Hemlock Bridge Hemlock Bridge 1857 1970-02-16 Fryeburg Center
44°4′46″N 70°54′13″W / 44.07944°N 70.90361°W / 44.07944; -70.90361 (Hemlock Bridge)
Oxford Paddleford Truss
Lovejoy Bridge Lovejoy Bridge 1868 1970-02-16 South Andover
44°35′37″N 70°44′2″W / 44.59361°N 70.73389°W / 44.59361; -70.73389 (Lovejoy Bridge)
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 / 44.80778; -68.77861 (Morse Bridge)
Penobscot Covered bridge; burned down in the 1980s.
New Portland Wire Bridge 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 / 44.89083; -70.09361 (New Portland Wire Bridge)
Somerset Possibly the only surviving wire (suspension) bridge in the United States. It has covered, timber framed towers.
New Sharon Bridge 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 / 44.63778; -70.01556 (New Sharon Bridge)
Franklin Pennsylvania Thru Truss; this bridge was torn down in 2014.
Porter-Parsonfield Bridge Porter-Parsonfield Bridge 1876 1970-02-16 Porter
43°47′30″N 70°56′18″W / 43.79167°N 70.93833°W / 43.79167; -70.93833 (Porter-Parsonfield Bridge)
Oxford, York Paddleford Truss
Robyville Bridge Robyville Bridge 1876 1970-02-16 Robyville
44°56′35″N 68°58′8″W / 44.94306°N 68.96889°W / 44.94306; -68.96889 (Robyville Bridge)
Penobscot Howe Truss System
Ryefield Bridge HarrisonME RyefieldBridge 1.jpg 1912 1999-09-24 Stuarts Corner
44°8′34″N 70°35′43″W / 44.14278°N 70.59528°W / 44.14278; -70.59528 (Ryefield Bridge)
Cumberland and Oxford Warren through truss
Smith Bridge 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 / 46.18111; -67.80444 (Smith Bridge)
Aroostook 2-Span Warren Pony Truss
Sunday River Bridge Sunday River Bridge 1872 1970-02-16 Newry
44°29′31″N 70°50′36″W / 44.49194°N 70.84333°W / 44.49194; -70.84333 (Sunday River Bridge)
Oxford Paddleford Truss
Thompson's Bridge IndustryME ThompsonsBridge 2.jpg ca. 1808 1991-03-22 Allen's Mills
44°43′36″N 70°0′25″W / 44.72667°N 70.00694°W / 44.72667; -70.00694 (Thompson's Bridge)
Franklin Stone lintel
Two Cent Bridge TwocentbridgeME.jpg 1903 1973-09-20 Waterville-Winslow
44°33′3″N 69°37′45″W / 44.55083°N 69.62917°W / 44.55083; -69.62917 (Two Cent Bridge)
Kennebec Suspension type
Watson Settlement Bridge Watson Settlement Bridge 1911 1970-02-16 Littleton
46°12′36″N 67°48′3″W / 46.21000°N 67.80083°W / 46.21000; -67.80083 (Watson Settlement Bridge)
Aroostook Howe Truss System
Lowe's Bridge 1857
removed 1987-05-12
Sangerville Piscataquis Long Truss system
Waldo-Hancock Bridge HAER WaldoHancock 03 320292pv.jpg 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 / 44.56028; -68.80222 (Waldo-Hancock Bridge)
Hancock, Waldo Suspension bridge; demolished in 2013
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