List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine

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This is a list of bridges and tunnels on the National Register of Historic Places in the U.S. state of Maine. [1]

NameImageBuiltListedLocationCountyType
Androscoggin Swinging Bridge Androscoggin Swinging Bridge.jpg 1892, by 1913, 1936January 14, 2004 Brunswick
43°55′6″N69°58′26″W / 43.91833°N 69.97389°W / 43.91833; -69.97389 (Androscoggin Swinging Bridge)
Cumberland Suspension bridge
Arch Bridge Bristol Mills Freestone Arch Bridge.JPG c.1857July 7, 2003 Bristol
43°57′44″N69°30′35″W / 43.96222°N 69.50972°W / 43.96222; -69.50972 (Arch Bridge)
Lincoln Stone arch bridge
Babb's Bridge WindhamME BabbsBridge 1.jpg 1976 replica of 1864 bridgeSeptember 7, 1972 Windham
43°45′58″N70°26′53″W / 43.76611°N 70.44806°W / 43.76611; -70.44806 (Babb's Bridge)
Cumberland 1864 bridge destroyed by arson in 1973.
Bailey Island Cobwork Bridge BaileyIslandBridge.jpg 1928April 28, 1975 Harpswell
43°44′55″N69°59′22″W / 43.74861°N 69.98944°W / 43.74861; -69.98944 (Bailey Island Cobwork Bridge)
Cumberland The only surviving cribstone bridge in the world
Bennett Bridge BENNETT BRIDGE.jpg 1901February 16, 1970 Wilson Mills
44°55′4″N71°2′21″W / 44.91778°N 71.03917°W / 44.91778; -71.03917 (Bennett Bridge)
Oxford Paddleford truss
Carriage Paths, Bridges and Gatehouses Acadia bridge.jpg 1919, 1931November 14, 1979 Acadia National Park Hancock Gothic arched bridges
Churchill Bridge BuckfieldME ChurchillBridge 1.jpg 1797March 17, 1994 Buckfield
44°14′44″N70°23′10″W / 44.24556°N 70.38611°W / 44.24556; -70.38611 (Churchill Bridge)
Oxford Stone lintel bridge
Grist Mill Bridge LebanonME GristMillBridge.jpg c.1885December 27, 1990 Lebanon
43°23′30″N70°51′6″W / 43.39167°N 70.85167°W / 43.39167; -70.85167 (Grist Mill Bridge)
York A non-trussed, timber bridge on stone abutments improved in 1950 and restored in 1993.
Hemlock Bridge HEMLOCK BRIDGE.jpg 1857February 16, 1970 Fryeburg Center
44°4′46″N70°54′13″W / 44.07944°N 70.90361°W / 44.07944; -70.90361 (Hemlock Bridge)
Oxford Paddleford truss
Lovejoy Bridge Lovejoy Bridge.jpg 1868February 16, 1970 South Andover
44°35′37″N70°44′2″W / 44.59361°N 70.73389°W / 44.59361; -70.73389 (Lovejoy Bridge)
Oxford Paddleford truss
New Portland Wire Bridge New Portland Wire Bridge.jpg 1866January 12, 1970 New Portland
44°53′27″N70°5′37″W / 44.89083°N 70.09361°W / 44.89083; -70.09361 (New Portland Wire Bridge)
Somerset Possibly the only surviving wire (suspension) bridge in the United States. It has covered, timber framed towers.
Porter-Parsonfield Bridge Porter-Parsonsfield Bridge, Maine.jpg 1876February 16, 1970 Porter
43°47′30″N70°56′18″W / 43.79167°N 70.93833°W / 43.79167; -70.93833 (Porter-Parsonfield Bridge)
Oxford, York Paddleford Truss
Robyville Bridge ROBYVILLE BRIDGE.jpg 1876February 16, 1970 Corinth
44°56′35″N68°58′8″W / 44.94306°N 68.96889°W / 44.94306; -68.96889 (Robyville Bridge)
Penobscot Howe truss System
Ryefield Bridge HarrisonME RyefieldBridge 1.jpg 1912September 24, 1999 Stuarts Corner
44°8′34″N70°35′43″W / 44.14278°N 70.59528°W / 44.14278; -70.59528 (Ryefield Bridge)
Cumberland and Oxford Warren through truss
Sunday River Bridge Sunday River Bridge, Spanning Sunday River, Newry vicinity (Oxford County, Maine).jpg 1872February 16, 1970 Newry
44°29′31″N70°50′36″W / 44.49194°N 70.84333°W / 44.49194; -70.84333 (Sunday River Bridge)
Oxford Paddleford truss
Thompson's Bridge IndustryME ThompsonsBridge 2.jpg c.1808March 22, 1991 Allen's Mills
44°43′36″N70°0′25″W / 44.72667°N 70.00694°W / 44.72667; -70.00694 (Thompson's Bridge)
Franklin Stone lintel
Two Cent Bridge TwocentbridgeME.jpg 1903September 20, 1973 Waterville-Winslow
44°33′3″N69°37′45″W / 44.55083°N 69.62917°W / 44.55083; -69.62917 (Two Cent Bridge)
Kennebec Suspension type
Watson Settlement Bridge WATSON SETTLEMENT BRIDGE.jpg 1911February 16, 1970 Littleton
46°12′36″N67°48′3″W / 46.21000°N 67.80083°W / 46.21000; -67.80083 (Watson Settlement Bridge)
Aroostook Howe truss system

Bridges removed from the register

NameImageBuiltListedDelistedLocationCountyTypeNotes
Lowe's Bridge 1857May 12, 1987 Sangerville Piscataquis Long truss systemLost in flood
Morse Bridge 1882February 16, 1970September 29, 2015 Bangor
44°48′28″N68°46′43″W / 44.80778°N 68.77861°W / 44.80778; -68.77861 (Morse Bridge)
Penobscot Covered bridgeBurned down in the 1980s
New Sharon Bridge New Sharon Bridge.jpg 1916September 24, 1999July 14, 2015 New Sharon
44°38′16″N70°0′56″W / 44.63778°N 70.01556°W / 44.63778; -70.01556 (New Sharon Bridge)
Franklin Pennsylvania thru trussTorn down in 2014
Smith Bridge Smith Bridge, Spanning Meduxnekeag River at Lowery Road, 0.3 mil, Houlton (Aroostook County, Maine).jpg 1910April 2, 1993December 8, 2013 Houlton
46°10′52″N67°48′16″W / 46.18111°N 67.80444°W / 46.18111; -67.80444 (Smith Bridge)
Aroostook 2-Span Warren pony truss
Waldo-Hancock Bridge HAER WaldoHancock 03 320292pv.jpg 1931June 20, 1985December 8, 2013 Prospect, Verona
44°33′37″N68°48′8″W / 44.56028°N 68.80222°W / 44.56028; -68.80222 (Waldo-Hancock Bridge)
Hancock, Waldo Suspension bridgeDemolished in 2013

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  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.