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Knickerbocker Bridge

Lincoln County, Maine

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2011 Knickerbocker Bridge - 32-foot-wide, eight-span, 540-foot-long - the largest composite bridge in the world. Crosses the Back River on Barters Island Road, Boothbay Maine.

Photo taken by Brian Bartlett

View this photo at panoramio.com

BH Photo #272672

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Description 

The longest composite vehicular bridge in the world and the first to be made continuous for live load. http://www.rebuildingamericasinfrastructure.com/print-magazi...

Facts 

Overview
Bridge over Back River on Barters Island Rd.
Location
Boothbay, Lincoln County, Maine
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 2011
Builder
- Wyman & Simpson of Augusta, Miane
Design
Beam
Dimensions
Total length: 540.0 ft.
Deck width: 32.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.88011, -69.66328   (decimal degrees)
43°52'48" N, 69°39'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/446715/4858770 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Westport
Inventory number
BH 58985 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,937)
Boothbay, Maine (1)
Built 2011 (71)
Built during 2010s (439)
Have street view (27,143)
Lincoln County, Maine (30)
 Maine (724)
Modern (2,459)
Open (40,030)
Owned by state (16,110)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,885)
Wyman & Simpson (2)

Update Log 

  • July 1, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
  • January 10, 2014: Photo imported by Brian Bartlett
  • December 15, 2013: Added by Brian bartlett

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