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Androscoggin Swinging Bridge

Cumberland County, Maine, and Sagadahoc County, Maine
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Androscoggin Swinging Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in October 2009

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Overview
Suspension bridge over Androscoggin River on Pedestrian Path in Brunswick and Topsham
Location
Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine, and Sagadahoc County, Maine
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1892 by John A. Roebling Sons Co.; Rebuilt 1936 by WPA following a flood; Rehabilitated 2006
Builder
- John A. Roebling's Sons Co.
Design
Suspension Bridge
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on January 14, 2004
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.91780, -69.97284   (decimal degrees)
43°55'04" N, 69°58'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/421895/4863202 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Brunswick
Inventory numbers
NRHP 03001404 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 43560 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,999)
Brunswick, Maine (5)
Built 1892 (91)
Built during 1890s (1,609)
Cumberland County, Maine (33)
Have street view (12,871)
John A. Roebling's Sons Co. (11)
 Maine (253)
NR-listed (2,384)
Open to pedestrians (2,173)
Owned by city (3,261)
Sagadahoc County, Maine (24)
Wire/cable Suspension (109)

Update Log 

  • November 21, 2013: New Street View added by Bill Eichelberger
  • December 5, 2010: New Street View added by Craig Philpott
  • October 28, 2009: Added by C Hanchey

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Androscoggin Swinging Bridge
Posted November 21, 2013, by Anonymous

whoops i posted twice!

Androscoggin Swinging Bridge
Posted November 21, 2013, by Anonymous

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Androscoggin Swinging Bridge
Posted November 21, 2013, by Anonymous

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Androscoggin Swinging Bridge
Posted December 4, 2010, by Patrick Ryan (chaz1028 [at] hotmail [dot] com)

I had read that this pedestrian bridge was installed by a mill to permit their workers easy access from their homes across the Androscoggin in Topsham to work.