Rating:
3 votes
Watson Settlement Covered Bridge 19-02-01
Description
The covered bridge had its abutments and piers replaced in 1934. It underwent major repairs in 1958 and was bypassed in 1984. For information on the bypassed bridge see Meduxnekeag River Bridge, please see Bridgehunter #76057. Unfortunately the covered bridge was burned by some lunatic on July 19, 1921 and lost forever. It is still under investigation.Facts
- Overview
- Howe through truss bridge over Meduxnekeag Stream on Former Carson Road in Littleton
- Location
- Littleton, Aroostook County, Maine
- Status
- Open to pedestrians
- History
- Built 1911; Bypassed by new bridge in 1984; The covered bridge was arsoned on July 19, 2021
- Design
- Howe through truss
- Dimensions
-
Total length: 170.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.1 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 1970
- Also called
- Watson Covered Bridge
Watson Bridge - Approximate latitude, longitude
- +46.20986, -67.80015 (decimal degrees)
46°12'36" N, 67°48'01" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 19/592555/5118064 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Houlton North
- Inventory numbers
- NRHP 70000039 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGCB 19-02-01 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 43530 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- July 23, 2022: New photo from Stewart Edwin Beitler
- June 27, 2011: New Street View added by Sheldon Wiens
- October 22, 2009: Added by C Hanchey
© Copyright 2021, Historic Bridge Foundation and contributors.
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/me/aroostook/watson-settlement/
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/me/aroostook/watson-settlement/
Burned:
https://bangordailynews.com/2021/07/19/news/aroostook/histor...