Sunday River Bridge - Newry ME
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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: WMXJ33
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 01/17/2018
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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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Street address:
W of Newry, over Sunday River
Newry , ME
County / Borough / Parish: Oxford
Year listed: 1970
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1850-1874
Historic function: Transportation
Current function: Transportation, Work In Progress
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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