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Canal Bridge

York County, Maine

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Canal Bridge

Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in May 2014

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BH Photo #311638

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Canal on ME 4A in Hollis
Location
York County, Maine
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1937; rehabilitated 1987
Builder
- Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts
Design
Warren through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 134.8 ft.
Total length: 139.1 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.9 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.61228, -70.55336   (decimal degrees)
43°36'44" N, 70°33'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/374652/4829983 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Bar Mills
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
4,031
Inventory numbers
ME 1525 (Maine bridge number)
BH 19930 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 2018)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 79.5 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Boston Bridge Works (104)
Built 1937 (842)
Built during 1930s (12,198)
Have street view (29,250)
Lost (29,127)
Lost 2017 (306)
Lost during 2010s (3,626)
Maine (846)
NR-eligible (4,118)
Owned by state (16,592)
 Replaced by new bridge (19,801)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,454)
Structurally deficient (12,818)
Through truss (17,232)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,242)
Truss (35,988)
Warren through truss (1,711)
Warren truss (7,046)
York County, Maine (59)

Update Log 

  • October 17, 2017: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge has been demolished and replaced.
  • January 2, 2015: New photos from Jack Schmidt
  • April 13, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth

Sources 

  • Nathan Holth
  • Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
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Canal Bridge
Posted February 24, 2017, by Matt Lohry

I daresay this bridge and the bridge next to it are both doomed--GE satellite imagery shows a new alignment with new bridges being built right next to these.