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BAR - Meduxnekeag River Bridge (Old)

Aroostook County, Maine

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Facts 

Overview
Pratt deck truss bridge over Meduxnekeag River on Railroad
Location
Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
Railroad
- Bangor & Aroostook Railroad (BAR)
Design
(3)6-panel, pin-connected Pratt deck truss spans with two deck plate girder spans and timber approach trestles
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.12845, -67.84684   (decimal degrees)
46°07'42" N, 67°50'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/589084/5108965 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 97811 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

6-panel truss (918)
Aroostook County, Maine (60)
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad (35)
Beam (17,360)
Deck girder (6,587)
Deck truss (2,047)
Girder (11,629)
Houlton, Maine (8)
Lost (31,786)
Maine (1,011)
 Owned by railroad (14,122)
Pin-connected (5,423)
Plate girder (9,140)
Pratt deck truss (434)
Pratt truss (10,843)
Railroad (16,986)
Replaced by new bridge (21,679)
Stone piers (279)
Timber stringer (4,462)
Truss (38,302)

Update Log 

  • September 13, 2022: New photo from Paul Plassman
  • May 10, 2022: Added by Paul Plassman
  • May 8, 2022: New photo from Paul Plassman

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