Maine Memory Network

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of East New Portland

"This bridge was replaced with a two-span concrete T-beam bridge constructed in 1936 by the Maine State Highway Commission."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"Gould Hill Bridge: The Gould Hill Bridge, also known as on of the Twin Bridges, was also constructed by the Maine State Highway Commission."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… Jim Chandler, sand and stone for the concrete abutment, piers and superstructure on the Canadian end of the bridge came from Campobello’s Wilson’s…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"The cost to the towns was $750, $500 for abutments underneath the bridge, and $250 for lumber and labor. Guilford and Sangerville split the expense."

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"The temporary footbridge and new abutments had been swept away, only to have the crew work harder and persevere until completion in 1954."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… against damage by ice freshets, three immense abutment ice-breakers are being constructed in the channel of the river a few rods above the bridge…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"So great was the pressure under the bridge that the water burst through the road surface, leaving a hole a yard in diameter."