Sunday River Bridge - Newry ME
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member nomadwillie
N 44° 29.554 W 070° 50.589
19T E 353454 N 4928235
Built in 1872, it is one of Maine's few surviving 19th-century covered bridges.
Waymark Code: WMXJ9E
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 01/18/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
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The first bridge on the site, funded by the town (as were all subsequent bridges), was built in 1811. That bridge was washed away in spring flooding in 1869, and a replacement built in 1871 collapsed that same fall. This bridge was built in 1872, with careful attention to its structural stability. A major spring flooding event in 1927 washed out many bridges in the region, but this bridge was spared because the floodwaters bypassed its foundations. The bridge was bypassed by a realignment of Sunday River Road in 1955, and is now open to pedestrian traffic. It is also known as Artists Bridge.

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