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Townsend Gut Bridge

Lincoln County, Maine

Photos 

Postcard

BH Photo #216456

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview
Swing bridge over Townsend Gut on ME 27 in Southport
Location
Lincoln County, Maine
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1939; rehabilitated 1987
Design
Swing
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 88.9 ft.
Total length: 374.0 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.1 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.84250, -69.65417   (decimal degrees)
43°50'33" N, 69°39'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/447414/4854587 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Boothbay Harbor
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
3,430
Inventory numbers
ME 2789 (Maine bridge number)
BH 19872 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 43.7 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Built 1939 (811)
Built during 1930s (12,202)
Functionally obsolete (5,791)
Have street view (29,338)
Lincoln County, Maine (33)
Maine (847)
Movable (3,139)
NR-eligible (4,115)
 Navigable waterway (2,214)
Open (41,023)
Owned by state (16,595)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,693)
Steel grate deck (469)
Swing (1,578)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,566)

Update Log 

  • July 6, 2020: New photo from Patrick Gurwell
  • January 4, 2015: New photos from Jack Schmidt
  • July 1, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
  • November 26, 2013: New photo from Brian bartlett
  • August 26, 2013: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • October 9, 2011: New photo from Jacob P. Bernard
  • April 13, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth

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Sources 

  • Nathan Holth
  • Jacob P. Bernard
  • Douglas Butler
  • Brian Bartlett - worumbo54 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
  • Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com
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Townsend Gut Bridge
Posted August 30, 2021, by Faith Armstrong (Basesoft99 [at] aol [dot] com)

My grandparents retired to Southport in 1960 and my grandfather soon accepted a job a job as part-time bridge tender, working with and alongside several members of the Lewis family.

I have recently seen an enlarged color photo of the bridge in a home on Southport. I'm wondering if this is something I might be able to get through you? The picture would seem to be from the 1930's or 40's with automobiles passing over the bridge...one is orange. Its a postcard but I'd love to get it enlarged to have it in my home now...my grandparents home, that my husband and I now own. Is this something you could help me with??