FIRST Bailey Island Cobwork Bridge - Harpswell, ME - 1928 - Harpswell ME
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nomadwillie
N 43° 45.000 W 069° 59.270
19T E 420469 N 4844580
Plaque dedicated to the unique solution to an engineering problem. This bridge is the only one of its kind in the US and the world.
Waymark Code: WMPND3
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 09/26/2015
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The granite blocks are laid in cellular and open structrue. First lengthwise and the crosswise in a crib style manner. No mortar or cement is used, however wooden wedges are strategically used to prevent some of the granite blocks from moving. The bridge was built this way to handle the swiftness of the tides and battering of floating ice.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1928
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