MEC - Tin Bridge

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Overview

Lost Covered deck truss bridge over Penobscot River on Maine Central Railroad

Location

Hampden, Penobscot County, Maine

Status

Collapsed due to wood rot

History

Built 1853, Collapsed 1871

Railroad

- Maine Central Railroad (MEC)

Design

Covered Howe deck truss

Approximate latitude, longitude

+44.78102, -68.78198   (decimal degrees)
44°46'52" N, 68°46'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

19/517248/4958647 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Bangor

Inventory numbers

WGCB 19-10-30x (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 61386 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• June 15, 2014: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

• Luke

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