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Structure-ID: s0001116

Created on: 10/20/00

Modified on: 08/23/07

Waldo-Hancock Bridge

Built:	1929 - 1931
Status:	out of service
Location:	Verona Island, Hancock County, Maine, USA
Crosses:	Penobscot River

Waldo Hancock Bridge, Maine.

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Structural Type:

Suspension bridge
gravity-anchored, deck truss

Function / usage:

Motorway bridge / freeway bridge

Next to:

Downeast Gateway Bridge (2006)

Persons involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
Role	Name	Part of structure

Designer	David Bernard Steinman

Firms, offices, etc. involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
Role	Name	Part of structure

Owner	Maine Department of Transportation
Design	Robinson & Steinman
Contractor	Merritt, Chapman, Scott	foundations
Steel construction	American Bridge Company
Construction supervision	Robinson & Steinman
Rehabilitation
Contractor	Cianbro
	Piasecki Steel Construction Corp.
Cables	Williamsport Wirerope Works Inc.

Technical information
	Description	Value
Construction materials used
cables	steel
pylons	steel
deck truss	steel
Dimensions

	main span	244 m
	total length	622 m
	height above valley floor or water	41 m
pylon	pylon height	72 m

Chronology

16 November 1931

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Relevant Web Sites
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	A Span for All Seasons: Waldo-Hancock Bridge (1)
	A Span for All Seasons: Waldo-Hancock Bridge (2)
	BridgePros: Waldo-Hancock Bridge
	ENR: Maine Cables Get Extra Support in Rare Procedure (10.11.2003)
	Waldo-Hancock Bridge Project

Relevant Literature
	Higgins, Michael Close-up on cables, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 1st Quarter 2005, n. 38 v. 11 .
	Jackson, Donald C. Great American Bridges and Dams, John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA) , ISBN 0471143855, 1984; pp. 90.
	Steinman, D. B. Waldo-Hancock Bridge, in "Engineering News Record", 17 March 1932 .

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