List of covered bridges in Maine
This is a partial list of wooden covered bridges in the U.S. state of Maine.
| Name | Image | Location (in Maine) | Built | Length | Truss | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babb's Bridge |  |
South Windham | 1864, 1976 | 79 feet (24 m) | Queen | Original bridge was burned by vandals in 1973. An exact replica was constructed and opened to traffic in 1976. |
| Hemlock Bridge |  |
Fryeburg | 1857 | 109 feet (33 m) | Paddleford truss with arch | Is remote, far down on Hemlock Bridge Road at the end of Frog Alley Road (a seasonal road gated in winter), off Route 5 North. Car and foot traffic. |
| Lowes Bridge | Guilford-Sangerville | 1857, 1990 | 146 feet (45 m) | Long | Washed away by the flood of April 1, 1987. A modern covered bridge, patterned after the original, was built on the original abutments in 1990. | |
| Robyville Bridge |  |
Corinth | 1876 | 73 feet (22 m) | Long | Only completely shingled covered bridge in the State. |
| Watson Settlement Bridge |  |
Littleton | 1911 | 170 feet (52 m) | Howe | Farthest north and the youngest of Maine's original covered bridges. |
| Bennett Bridge |  |
Lincoln Plantation | 1901 | 93 feet (28 m) | Paddleford truss | Spans the Magalloway River. |
| Lovejoy Bridge |  |
Andover | 1868 | 70 feet (21 m) | Paddleford truss | Spans the Ellis River and is Maine's shortest covered bridge. |
| Porter-Parsonfield Bridge |  |
Porter | 1859 | 160 feet (49 m) | Paddleford truss | Built by the towns of Porter and Parsonfield as a joint project over the Ossipee River and was refurbished in 1999. It runs parallel to Route 160 just below Porter. Foot traffic only. |
| Sunday River Bridge |  |
Newry | 1872 | 99 feet (30 m) | Paddleford truss | Named the Artist's Bridge because of its reputation as being the most photographed and painted of the venerable covered bridges in Maine. |
| Trout Brook Bridge[1] | Alna | 2018 | 40 feet (12 m) | Boxed Howe pony |
See also
References
- "Updates to the 2009 World Guide to Covered Bridges" (PDF). National Society for Preservation of Covered Bridges. 17 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Wright, David W. (2009). World Guide to Covered Bridges (2009 ed.). Concord, New Hampshire: National Society for Preservation of Covered Bridges. pp. 36–38. ISBN 978-0-692-00617-7.
External links
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- National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges
- Maine Tourism article about the state's covered bridges
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