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Bennett-Bean Covered Bridge 19-09-03

Oxford County, Maine

Photos 

Portal Sign

Photo taken by Will in January 2005

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BH Photo #201387

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Paddleford through truss bridge over Magalloway River on Pedestrian Trail
Location
Lincoln Plantation, Oxford County, Maine
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1901, Rehabbed 2004
Design
Paddleford through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 98.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 1970
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.91778, -71.03917   (decimal degrees)
44°55'04" N, 71°02'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/339052/4975839 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Wilsons Mills
Inventory numbers
NRHP 70000055 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGN 10-09-03
BH 47699 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1901 (546)
Built during 1900s (7,257)
Covered (1,668)
Lincoln Plantation, Maine (1)
Maine (706)
NR-listed (2,961)
Open to pedestrians (4,253)
 Oxford County, Maine (53)
Paddleford truss (27)
Preserved (1,194)
Through truss (15,191)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,598)
Truss (32,976)

Update Log 

  • April 13, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
  • June 14, 2011: Updated by Will: Added and corrected information
  • January 13, 2011: Added by J.P.

Sources 

  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Will Truax - Bridgewright [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Richard Doody
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Comments 

Bennett-Bean Covered Bridge
Posted March 5, 2011, by Will Truax

This is funny JP, almost a running theme...

We restored this bridge in '04

I'll put up some additional information and photos