Pedestrian bridge, Brunswick-Topsham, 1936
Contributed by Pejepscot Historical Society
Item 22739
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Although blurry, this photograph is a dramatic depiction of the fate of the Swing Bridge between Brunswick and Topsham during the spring floods of 1936.
Ice and high water helped to flip the deck of the bridge, seriously damaging the 1892 structure.
Other Information
- Title: Pedestrian bridge, Brunswick-Topsham, 1936
- Creator: Sandelin, Hugh J.
- Creation Date: 1936
- Subject Date: 1936
- Town: Brunswick, Topsham
- County: Cumberland, Sagadahoc
- State: ME
- Media: Photograph
- Dimensions (cm): 10 x 15.3
- Local Code: 2005.82.3
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Pejepscot Historical Society
159 Park Row, Brunswick, ME 04011
(207) 729-6606
http://pejepscothistorical.org/
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LC Subject Headings
Brunswick (Me.)--Floods, 1936
Androscoggin River (N.H. and Me.)
Rivers--Maine
Androscoggin Pedestrian Bridge (Brunswick, Me.)
Floods--Maine--Brunswick
Pedestrian bridges--Maine--Brunswick
Bridge failures--Maine--Brunswick
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