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K&P - Kennebec River Bridge (1855) 19-06-13x

Kennebec County, Maine

Photos 

Ticonic Falls Railroad Covered Bridge

Photo from the Richard E. Roy Collection

BH Photo #537142

Map 

Description 

Likely destroyed in the same flood that wrecked the nearby Taconic wagon bridge.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Kennebec River on Kennebec & Portland Railroad in Waterville.
Location
Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine
Status
Destroyed by flooding
History
Built 1855; destroyed by flood 1869
Railroad
- Kennebec & Portland Railroad (K&P)
Design
Covered through truss
Also called
Ticonic Falls Railroad Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.54866, -69.62698   (decimal degrees)
44°32'55" N, 69°37'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/450198/4933005 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 96230 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,624)
Built 1855 (61)
Built during 1850s (668)
Covered (3,338)
Destroyed by flood (855)
Kennebec & Portland Railroad (4)
Kennebec County, Maine (75)
Kennebec River (65)
Lost (31,785)
 Lost 1869 (10)
Lost during 1860s (85)
Maine (1,011)
Owned by railroad (14,122)
Railroad (16,986)
Through truss (19,022)
Truss (38,300)
Waterville, Maine (14)

Update Log 

  • July 22, 2022: New photo from Stewart Edwin Beitler
  • February 2, 2022: Added by Paul Plassman

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Paul Plassman
  • Lost Bridges.org - Images + info
  • Stewart Edwin Beitler - stubear0430 [at] gmail [dot] com

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