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GT - South Paris Bridge (Old)
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GT - South Paris Bridge (Old)
Photo from old postcard
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BH Photo #517420
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)
Update Log
- February 7, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- February 6, 2022: Added by Paul Plassman
Sources
- Paul Plassman
- Geoff Hubbs