Bridge Street Middle Channel Bridge (ca.1894)

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One of three metal truss bridges that carried Bridge Street across the Kennebec River between Fairfield and Benton from the late 1800's to 1934.

Overview: Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Kennebec River on Bridge Street
Location: Fairfield, Somerset County, Maine, and Kennebec County, Maine
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built around 1893-1894 to replace a covered bridge; replaced 1934 by steel truss bridge
Design: Two-span, double-intersection Warren through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.58703, -69.59216 (decimal degrees)
44°35'13" N, 69°35'32" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 19/452994/4937246 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 96169 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Paul Plassman
Up and down the Kennebec Valley: Crossing the Kennebec River - The Town Line Newspaper - History
Fairfield, Maine - Historic photos - I THINK the 6th and 7th photos from the top show this bridge