Dixfield Bridge

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Overview

Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Webb River on Main Street (US 2)

Location

Dixfield, Oxford County, Maine

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1905-1906 to replace a bowstring truss; replaced 1931

Design

Riveted, 7-panel Pratt through truss

Approximate latitude, longitude

+44.53135, -70.45951   (decimal degrees)
44°31'53" N, 70°27'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

19/384034/4931927 (zone/easting/northing)

Inventory number

BH 96408 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• February 5, 2022: Added by Paul Plassman

Related Bridges 

• Webb's River Bridge (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Paul Plassman
• View of Seven Mile Stream, East Dixfield, ca.1910 - Maine Memory Network - Build date & image of previous bridge
• Entering Main Street from Webb's River Bridge, Dixfield, ca. 1900. - Maine Memory Network - Image

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