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ST - Saco River Bridge

York County, Maine

Photos 

1928 Phoenix Bridge Co. B&M Saco River Bridge, Saco-Biddeford, Maine

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BH Photo #292707

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Street View 

Description 

Former B&M Eastern Route retained as an industrial spur.

Facts 

Overview
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Saco River on Pan Am Railways Saco Industrial Track
Location
Saco, York County, Maine
Status
Open to traffic
Builder
- Phoenix Bridge Co. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Railroads
- Boston & Maine Railroad (BM)
- Guilford Rail System (GRS)
- Pan Am Railways (PAR)
- Springfield Terminal Railway (ST)
Design
Warren through truss with all verticals
Also called
Black Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.49884, -70.46354   (decimal degrees)
43°29'56" N, 70°27'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/381678/4817252 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Biddeford
Inventory number
BH 62002 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Boston & Maine Railroad (402)
Built 1928 (1,173)
Built during 1920s (9,927)
Girder (10,248)
Guilford Rail System (101)
Have street view (26,959)
Maine (699)
Open (39,899)
Owned by railroad (12,432)
Pan Am Railways (137)
Phoenix Bridge Co. (188)
Plate girder (7,934)
 Railroad (15,439)
Saco River (18)
Saco, Maine (10)
Springfield Terminal Railway (158)
Through girder (3,813)
Through truss (15,089)
Truss (32,817)
Warren through truss (1,616)
Warren through truss with all verticals (400)
Warren truss (6,568)
York County, Maine (50)

Update Log 

  • September 1, 2014: Updated by Brian bartlett: Added builder and date
  • July 26, 2014: New Street View added by Ian Martin

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