Stanley Brook Bridge - Seal Harbor, ME
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N 44° 18.634 W 068° 14.828
19T E 560044 N 4906644
Stanley Brook Bridge (1933) was the 16th of 17 bridges constructed along 57 miles of carriage road on Mount Desert Island between 1917 and 1940. It was the last bridge designed and built by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. on the carriage road system.
Waymark Code: WM179Y8
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 01/10/2023
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Stanley Brook Bridge (1933) was the 16th of 17 bridges constructed along 57 miles of carriage road on Mount Desert Island between 1917 and 1940. It carries the carriage road over the new Stanley Brook motor road as well as the Stanley Brook watercourse and the Seaside Trail. It was the last bridge designed and built by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. on the carriage road system.
The triple-arch structure is 180 feet long, and 23 feet at the highest point, constructed of quarry-faced, random-laid ashlar granite over a reinforced-concrete substructure. The facade has random projecting blocks, the arches have slender radiating voussoirs, and the wingwalls have projecting stone scuppers. The parapet walls slope upward toward the crown of the center arch where they form a peak, and are capped with granite capstones and pierced with narrow, beveled embrasures above each arch. The parapet walls terminate in large engaged endposts with stepped sides and peaked capstones. A lookout is incorporated into the north wall at the west end of the bridge.
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Length of bridge: 180 feet
Height of bridge: 23 feet
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Pedestian, walking and bicycling, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
Crosses Stanley Brook Rd
Date constructed: 1933
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes
Name of road or trail the bridge services: Corning Way
Location:
Seal Harbor, ME
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