MEC - Frankenstein Trestle

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Overview

Lost Steel stringer bridge over Frankenstein Cliff (Named for American Artist Godfrey N. Frankenstein) on Maine Central Railroad

Location

Carroll County, New Hampshire

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1875; Replaced 1892

Builder

- Niagara Bridge Works of Buffalo, New York

Railroads

- Maine Central Railroad (MEC)
- Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad (P&O)

Design

Steel stringer

Also called

P&O - Frankenstein Trestle

Approximate latitude, longitude

+44.15698, -71.36634   (decimal degrees)
44°09'25" N, 71°21'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

19/310780/4892031 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Stairs Mountain

Inventory number

BH 61463 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• March 2, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• June 20, 2014: Added by Luke Harden

Related Bridges 

• CSRX - Frankenstein Trestle (Successor)

Sources 

• Luke
• Geoff Hubbs

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