Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Waldo-Hancock Bridge

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Photos taken 1994 by Jet Lowe for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Overview: Suspension bridge over Penobscot River on US 1 in Prospect
Status: Closed to all traffic
Future prospects: Scheduled for demolition
History: Built 1931; replaced by new bridge 2006-07
Design: Wire suspension
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 799.9 ft.
Total length: 2,042.1 ft.
Deck width: 23.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 19.2 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 20, 1985
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.56033, -68.80167 (decimal degrees)
44°33'37" N, 68°48'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: NRHP 85001267 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 19922 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2006): Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 7,926

HAER ME-65 - Waldo-Hancock Bridge, Spanning Penobscot River at U.S. Route 1, Bucksport vicinity, Hancock County, ME
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Waldo-Hancock Bridge

Posted September 12, 2007, by Kevin MacNutt (egebamayasi [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Too bad they have to demolish such a magnificent bridge. I would think that they would make something of a park out of it for pedestrians.