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The Waldo–Hancock Bridge was the first long-span suspension bridge erected in Maine, as well as the first permanent bridge across the Penobscot River downstream from Bangor. The name comes from connecting Waldo and Hancock counties. The bridge was built in 1931 and retired in 2006, when the new Penobscot Narrows Bridge was opened just a few ...
The Androscoggin Swinging Bridge was built in 1892 to accommodate cotton mill employees living at Topsham Heights in Topsham, Maine, a new housing development built in the late 19th century. [3] Topsham Heights was a neighborhood that was inhabited by a large Franco-American population recruited from Canada to work in the mills.
The Deer Isle Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning Eggemoggin Reach in the state of Maine. The bridge is the only vehicular connection from the Maine mainland to Little Deer Isle, one of the segments that make up the island. The span was completed in March 1939 with a main span of 1,088 feet (332 m). The bridge was designed by Holton Duncan ...
Pages in category "Suspension bridges in Maine" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The New Portland Wire Bridge is a historic suspension bridge in New Portland, Maine. The bridge carries Wire Bridge Road across the Carrabassett River a short way north of the village center. Built in the mid-19th century, it is one of four 19th-century suspension bridges in the state. It is one lane wide, and has a weight limit of 3 tons.
New Portland Suspension Bridge: Extant Suspension: 1866 1984 Wire Bridge Road Carrabassett River: New Portland: Somerset: ME-4: Lovejoy Bridge: Extant Paddleford truss: 1867 1984 Covered Bridge Road Ellis River: Andover: Oxford
The Ticonic Footbridge, popularly known as the Two Cent Bridge or the Two Penny Bridge, is a suspension bridge that spans the Kennebec River between the city of Waterville and the town of Winslow in Kennebec County, Maine.
Name Image Built Listed Location County Type Androscoggin Swinging Bridge: 1892, by 1913, 1936 January 14, 2004: Brunswick: Cumberland: Suspension bridge