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Structure-ID: s0001115
Created on: 10/20/00
Modified on: 02/28/07


New Portland Wire Bridge

Built: 1864 - 1866
Location: New Portland, Somerset County, Maine, USA
New Portland Wire Bridge
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Structural Type:
Suspension bridge
gravity-anchored
Function / usage:
Road bridge

Persons involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Builder Charles B. Clark
  David Elder

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
cables  wrought iron
pylons  wood
Dimensions
  main span 60.4 m

Chronology
1959
99th Maine Legislature enacts legislation for the preservation of this bridge.

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External LinkA Span for All Seasons: Wire Bridge English

Relevant Literature
* Cortright, Robert S.   Bridging the World, Bridge Ink, Wilsonville (USA) , ISBN 0964196336, 2003.
* Jackson, Donald C.   Great American Bridges and Dams, John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA) , ISBN 0471143855, 1984; pp. 89.

 
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