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MERR - Androscoggin River Bridge
Photos
Railroad bridge over the Androscoggin
Photo taken by Brian Bartlett
View this photo at panoramio.com
BH Photo #262176
Facts
- Overview
- Deck truss bridge over Androscoggin River on Railroad
- Location
- Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, and Cumberland County, Maine
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1923
- Railroads
- - Maine Central Railroad (MEC)
- Maine Eastern Railroad (MERR)
- Design
- Warren deck truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.92307, -69.95403 (decimal degrees)
43°55'23" N, 69°57'15" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 19/423412/4863770 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Brunswick
- Inventory number
- BH 57544 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 6, 2017: New photo from Luke
- April 10, 2014: New photo from Brian bartlett
- September 2, 2013: Photo imported by Dave King
- August 12, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Railroad", "Maine Eastern Railroad"
- August 12, 2013: Added by Dave King
Sources
- Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
- Brian Bartlett - worumbo54 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Luke
Comments
MERR - Androscoggin River Bridge
The bridge partially collapsed in 1936 during a flood/ice jam. A train with cars full of sand was on it at the time, trying to keep the bridge from capzing. The train still sits at the bottom of the bridge in the river, and it has never been retrived. Now boats going under the bridge have to go very slowly. Some people see the smokestack of the train, but they just scratch their heads, shrug their shoulders, and countinue with their fishing.
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