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CN - Back Cove Swing Bridge
Photos
Photo taken by Michael Rostenstein
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
BH Photo #273543
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Back Cove on Abandoned Railroad
- Location
- Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
- Status
- Abandoned
- History
- Abandoned 1967, Wooden trestles burned by arsonists in 1984
- Railroads
- - Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Grand Trunk Railroad (GT)
- Design
- Pratt through truss
- Also called
- GT - Back Cove Swing Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.67642, -70.25195 (decimal degrees)
43°40'35" N, 70°15'07" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 19/399081/4836695 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Portland West
- Inventory number
- BH 59425 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- July 22, 2020: New photos from Patrick Gurwell
- July 2, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
- January 29, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
- January 29, 2014: Photo imported by Brian bartlett
- January 28, 2014: Added by Luke Harden
Comments
CN - Back Cove Swing Bridge
You say the trestles burned in 1984, actually it was the motor/gear house in the middle of the bridge at it's swingpoint that was burned by arsonists. The trestles have rotted away quite nicely on their own. Thanks for posting the photo. John
GT Back Cove Swing Bridge
the wooden trestles were burned in 1984 by arsonists.
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Bridge was in use through 1980, at least. Grand Trunk equipment was removed by using MEC tracks down Commercial Street following the fire.