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Stroudwater River Bridge

Cumberland County, Maine

Photos 

Postcard

View this photo at ebay.com

BH Photo #238387

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pony truss bridge over Stroudwater River on Spring Street in Portland
Location
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built ca. 1890's by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co., replaced in 1951
Builder
- Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut
Design
Lenticular pony truss
Dimensions
Total length: 43.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.66077, -70.36131   (decimal degrees)
43°39'39" N, 70°21'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/390238/4835096 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Portland West
Inventory number
BH 53332 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Berlin Iron Bridge Co. (202)
Cumberland County, Maine (89)
Lenticular pony truss (102)
Lenticular truss (192)
Lost (28,541)
Lost 1951 (67)
Lost during 1950s (870)
 Maine (841)
Pony truss (17,019)
Portland, Maine (16)
Replaced by new bridge (19,414)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,508)
Truss (35,506)

Update Log 

  • April 24, 2016: New photo from Art Suckewer
  • August 29, 2012: Added by Jacob P. Bernard

Sources 

  • Jacob P. Bernard
  • Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com
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Comments 

Stroudwater River Bridge
Posted February 23, 2017, by ArtS (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Jeff,

I'm OK reworking things but Congress Street looks like a concrete arch with a stone finish and the old abutments don't appear visible based on the aerial/satellite views.

How confident are you in your statement?

Regards,

Art S.

Stroudwater River Bridge
Posted February 23, 2017, by Jeff Lovejoy (jeffrey [dot] lovejoyo [at] gmail [dot] com)

Your location is wrong. This is the Congress Street bridge crossing the Stroudwater River in Portland. The stonework is still there, even though the bridge was modernized in the late 1970s.