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Two Cent Bridge
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Two Cent Bridge
View of Two Cent Bridge entrance from west bank of Kennebec River on the Waterville side of the bridge
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in October 2009
BH Photo #154683
Description
This bridge is a pedestrian bridge that crosses the Kennebec River and connects the city of Waterville to the city of Winslow. It was originally built as a toll bridge for mill workers to use to cross the river between the two cities. The toll was abolished in 1960. The bridge appears to be in good condition. It is report to have incurred structural damage in 1990 when too many people attending a concert got onto the structure. It was repaired after the incident. More information is available at various sites on the Internet.
Facts
- Overview
- Wire suspension bridge over Kennebec River built as a pedestrian bridge
- Location
- Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine
- Status
- Open to pedestrians
- History
- Original build in 1901 was washed away and rebuilt in 1903; one of the last pedestrian toll bridges still standing in the US
- Builders
- - Berlin Construction Co. of Berlin, Connecticut (Erectors)
- Edwin Dwight Graves (Engineer)
- Ticonic Foot Bridge Co.
- Design
- This is a Ticonic foot bridge of the wire/cable steel suspension type. It is a free swinging bridge and has cables attaching the sides of the bridge to anchors on the banks of the river, probably to limit sideways movement of the structure.
- Dimensions
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Span length: 400.0 ft.
Total length: 400.0 ft.
Deck width: 6.0 ft.
- Recognition
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Posted to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +44.55084, -69.62627 (decimal degrees)
44°33'03" N, 69°37'35" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 19/450256/4933247 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Waterville
- Inventory numbers
- NRHP 73000132 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 44060 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- January 4, 2015: New photos from Jack Schmidt
- August 26, 2014: New photos from Patrick S. O'Donnell
- November 4, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Wire/cable Suspension"
- November 4, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
- February 8, 2010: Added by Frank Danberg
Sources
- Frank Danberg
- Wikipedia
- J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Patrick S. O'Donnell - 1 [dot] 991km [at] comcast [dot] net
- Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net