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Fort Fairfield Bridge

Somerset County, Maine

Photos 

Bridge Street Bridge

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BH Photo #495559

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Aroostock River on Bridge Street
Location
Fort Fairfield, Somerset County, Maine
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
Builder
- Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut
Design
(4)8-panel, pinned Pratt through trusses
Also called
Bridge Street Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.77364, -67.83339   (decimal degrees)
46°46'25" N, 67°50'00" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/589066/5180670 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 92748 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

8-panel truss (515)
9-panel truss (221)
A-frame portal (487)
Berlin Iron Bridge Co. (202)
Fort Fairfield, Maine (1)
Lattice Railing (345)
Lost (28,550)
Lost 1956 (93)
Lost during 1950s (870)
Maine (841)
 One-lane traffic (7,840)
Owned by county (21,615)
Pin-connected (4,720)
Pratt through truss (6,065)
Pratt truss (10,313)
Replaced by new bridge (19,419)
Somerset County, Maine (78)
Through truss (16,828)
Truss (35,517)

Update Log 

  • February 1, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added categories "8-panel truss", "9-panel truss", "Pin-connected", "One-lane traffic", "A-frame portal", "Lattice Railing"
  • April 16, 2021: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added builder, truss type and other info.
  • April 16, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Paul Plassman

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