Penobscot River Bridge

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Penobscot River Bridge
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Penobscot Bridge on left, railroad bridge on right
Coordinates 44°47′56″N68°45′51″W / 44.79889°N 68.76417°W / 44.79889; -68.76417 (Penobscot Bridge)
CarriesMotor vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians
Crosses Penobscot River
Locale Bangor/Brewer, Maine
Characteristics
Designtruss
Total length657 feet (200 m)
Width32 feet (10 m)
Longest span218 feet (66 m)
Load limit15 tons - 3 tons
History
Construction start1902
Construction end1911
Opened1902
Closed1997
Location
Penobscot River Bridge

The Penobscot River Bridge was a truss bridge between Bangor and Brewer, Maine. It was constructed by the American Bridge Company in 1902, with further construction in 1911 by the Boston Bridge Works. According to the Historic American Engineering Record, it was the last remaining Baltimore (Petit) through-truss bridge in Maine. [1] While it was designed for loads of up to 15 tons, it was reduced to 3 tons shortly before its replacement in 1997 by the "New Penobscot Bridge." [2]

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The bridge carried U.S. Route 1A and Route 15 across the Penobscot River. While 1A still crosses the New Penobscot Bridge, SR-15 was redirected over I-395's Veterans Remembrance Bridge after its completion in 1986.

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References

  1. Carson, Eric W. "Penobscot Bridge" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record . Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress . Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. New Penobscot Bridge (1997) at Structurae . Retrieved on 2007-07-16.