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Aroostock River Bridge (1892)

Aroostook County, Maine

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Aroostock River Bridge (Old)

Photo from old postcard

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BH Photo #495560

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Description 

Replaced a bridge that burned in 1891. In between the fire and the construction of the steel truss, traffic used a temporary bridge built by a Caribou businessman in four and a half days.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Aroostock River on road
Location
Caribou, Aroostook County, Maine
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1892 by the Groton Bridge Co.; demolished 1952
Builder
- Groton Bridge Co. of Groton, New York
Design
(3)10-panel, pin-connected Pennsylvania through truss (Camelback format)
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 159.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.85807, -68.00103   (decimal degrees)
46°51'29" N, 68°00'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/576147/5189875 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 92750 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

10-panel truss (320)
19th Century (9,802)
Aroostook County, Maine (60)
Aroostook River (8)
Built 1892 (263)
Built during 1890s (3,423)
Caribou, Maine (4)
Groton Bridge Co. (128)
Lally columns (426)
Lost (32,322)
Lost 1952 (81)
 Lost during 1950s (1,137)
Maine (1,014)
Owned by city (6,316)
Pennsylvania truss (616)
Pin-connected (5,511)
Replaced by new bridge (22,028)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,618)
Stone Abutments (291)
Through truss (19,327)
Truss (38,720)

Update Log 

  • December 8, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • October 19, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added builder and dimensions; fixed truss type and tweaked name
  • February 9, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added photo & description
  • February 7, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • January 13, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • November 16, 2021: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added truss type
  • April 16, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

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