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Jay Bridge (S) (1835)

Franklin County, Maine

Photos 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

BH Photo #378500

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost cable-stayed pony & arch bridge over West Channel Androscoggin River on Road
Location
Jay, Franklin County, Maine
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1835; Replaced 1914
Design
Cable-stayed pony & arch
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.50080, -70.22182   (decimal degrees)
44°30'03" N, 70°13'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/402869/4928223 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Wilton
Inventory number
BH 75561 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,756)
Androscoggin River (35)
Built 1835 (18)
Built during 1830s (199)
Cable-stayed (97)
Franklin County, Maine (40)
Jay, Maine (8)
 Lost (25,767)
Lost 1914 (57)
Lost during 1910s (526)
Maine (737)
Owned by city (5,639)
Replaced by new bridge (17,400)

Update Log 

  • May 7, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • February 10, 2017: Added by Luke

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Jay Bridge (S) (1835)
Posted August 2, 2021, by Phin (phinwhite [at] me [dot] com)

So cool!

Jay Bridge (S) (1835)
Posted August 2, 2021, by Phin (phinwhite [at] me [dot] com)

What an amazing bridge!!! I found this one eBay.. see attached pictures

Jay Bridge (S, Old)
Posted May 7, 2021, by Nathan Holth (webmaster [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

This is one of the most unusual bridges I have ever seen photos of!