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GT - South Paris Bridge (Old)

Oxford County, Maine

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GT - South Paris Bridge (Old)

Photo from old postcard

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BH Photo #517420

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Description 

Indications are that this bridge was built around 1872 as according to LostBridges.org the previous timber truss bridge was lost around that time.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Little Androscoggin River on Grand Trunk Railroad
Location
South Paris, Oxford County, Maine
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
Railroad
- Grand Trunk Railroad (GT)
Design
Pin-connected, 11-panel Whipple deck truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.21225, -70.51572   (decimal degrees)
44°12'44" N, 70°30'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/378912/4896564 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 96434 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

11-panel truss (74)
19th Century (8,634)
Built during 1870s (1,324)
Deck truss (1,942)
Grand Trunk Railroad (15)
Lost (29,050)
Lost 1912 (47)
Lost during 1910s (672)
Maine (845)
Owned by railroad (13,566)
 Oxford County, Maine (78)
Pin-connected (4,868)
Railroad (16,518)
Replaced by new bridge (19,749)
Riveted (2,566)
South Paris, Maine (4)
Truss (35,934)
Whipple deck truss (30)
Whipple truss (473)

Update Log 

  • February 7, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • February 6, 2022: Added by Paul Plassman

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Paul Plassman
  • Geoff Hubbs

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