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MERR - Old Brunswick Road Overpass

Sagadahoc County, Maine

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Railroad overpass, Old Brunswick Road, Bath Maine

Photo taken by Taoab

View this photo at panoramio.com

BH Photo #262755

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Old Brunswick Road (Sa10) on Maine Easterm Railroad
Location
Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1916
Railroads
- Maine Central Railroad (MEC)
- Maine Eastern Railroad (MERR)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 44.9 ft.
Total length: 47.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.9 ft.
Also called
SMO Old Brunswick Road Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.92500, -69.84161   (decimal degrees)
43°55'30" N, 69°50'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/432439/4863887 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Bath
Inventory numbers
ME 5402 (Maine bridge number)
BH 57583 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bath, Maine (7)
Built 1916 (749)
Built during 1910s (10,241)
Girder (11,662)
Have street view (30,434)
Maine (1,013)
Maine Central Railroad (126)
Maine Eastern Railroad (24)
 Open (41,452)
Owned by state (16,770)
Plate girder (9,176)
Railroad (17,003)
Sagadahoc County, Maine (50)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,485)
Through girder (4,381)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,692)

Update Log 

  • December 3, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Changed owner
  • August 15, 2013: Photo imported by Dave King
  • August 13, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Maine Eastern Railroad", "Railroad"
  • August 13, 2013: Added by Dave King

Sources 

  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Luke
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MERR Old Brunswick Road Overpass
Posted January 20, 2014, by Anonymous

there's a girder bridge over the new meadows river.

MERR Old Brunswick Road Overpass
Posted October 24, 2013, by ben demars (bdemars [at] aucosiscoschool [dot] org)

bridge is still in use. Though a 18-wheeler hit it a few months ago.