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• Similar to 1856 Strong - Strong, Maine, USA.

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• Similar to 1853 Mill Pond - Kingfield, Maine, USA.

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• BPL says c. 1866. Historic landmark plaque at bridge also says 1866.
• Extensive repairs, 1960.

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20001115

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• One of the abutments is still (as of the 2010s) present on the south side of the Androscoggin adjacent to the single-span truss bridge that replaced the suspension bridge.

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• KJ20030410: "[The] span collapsed in 1888: it turned out the steel cables were not all steel, they had a core of hemp, according to the history 'Skowhegan on the Kennebec'."
• Replaced by 1888 Swinging - Skowhegan, Maine, USA.
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• Destroyed by flood, 1901.
• Replaced 1883 Swinging - Skowhegan, Maine, USA.
• Replaced by 1902 Swinging - Skowhegan, Maine, USA.
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• Nancy Fraser writes: "The pedestrian suspension bridge [was] located at Island Garden Amusement Park in Lewiston, Maine. It started at the water gate house that you can see and led to an island over the water falls where they had entertainment. It was in existence in Lewiston from 1891 to 1903. It was later sold to Amos Gerald of Fairfield, Maine to be used for the trolley line leading to Casco Castle and Amusement Park in South Freeport, Maine."
• Moved to (footbridge) - South Freeport, Maine, USA.

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• c. 1913-1916: Original timber towers replaced with steel towers.
• 1936: Deck destroyed by flood. Steel towers and cables survive.
• Replaced by 1936 Androscoggin Pedestrian (Swinging) - Topsham and Brunswick, Maine, USA.
• All past and present bridges at this location.

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• The History of the Swinging Bridge - Androscoggin Swinging Bridge

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• Destroyed by flood, 1936.
• Replaced 1888 Swinging - Skowhegan, Maine, USA.
• Replaced by 1936 Swinging - Skowhegan, Maine, USA.
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• Structurae - Structure ID 20004782

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• Replacement cable-stayed bridge, (the Penobscot Narrows Bridge) completed, late 2006.

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20001116

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• 2004, January: Added to National Register of Historic Places.
• 2006, December: Substantial rehabilitation completed.
• 2011, May: Dedicated as a Maine Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
• Replaced 1892 Androscoggin Pedestrian (Swinging, Androscoggin Swinging) - Topsham and Brunswick, Maine, USA.
• All past and present bridges at this location.

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• The History of the Swinging Bridge - Androscoggin Swinging Bridge
• Structurae - Structure ID 20007193

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• Connects Skowhegan Island to Alder Street across the south channel of the Kennebec River.
• Repaired, 1995. Rehabilitation completed, 2006.
• Replaced 1902 Swinging - Skowhegan, Maine, USA.
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• Gained much media attention in July 2018 when a bracket broke loose connecting the maintenance access cables to the main cables even though it had no impact on the structural integrity of the bridge.

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20000558

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• Replaced Hastings Trail - Hastings, Maine, USA.
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• Intended for ATV and snowmobile traffic. Likely completed in 2007, possibly 2008.

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• John A Roebling's Son Co. added the pipeline onto an existing footbridge. From a Roebling ad: "... supports a 400 foot section of the 30 inch diameter water line (capacity 12,000,000 gpd) across the Androscoggin River. A substantial saving was accomodated by erecting this bridge with its 300 ft. center span adjacent to and attached to an existing footbridge."
• See (pipeline bridge) - Rumford, Maine, USA. The pipelines were constructed as part of the same project.

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• Nancy Fraser writes that this bridge was relocated from Lewiston by Amos Gerald.
• Coordinates indicate approximate location.
• Moved from 1891 (footbridge) - Lewiston, Maine, USA.

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• Described in a Roebling ad: "...carries 900 ft. of a 14 inch diameter stainless steel pulpline [built for Oxford Paper Co.] over a canal and uneven terrain. It has eight spans, the longest of which is 166 ft. Rigidity of the suspension system was achieved by running a pair of tie cables from one anchorage to the other, connecting all tower tops. The cost of a steel trestle to support this pulpline would have been much higher."
• See (footbridge) - Rumford, Maine, USA. The pipelines were constructed as part of the same project.

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• Possibly built 1996. Sign on bridge says "Windy Valleys Sno-Mobile Club 1996".

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• Destroyed by flood caused by Hurricane Opal, October 22, 1995.
• Replaced by 1997 Hastings Trail - Hastings, Maine, USA.
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• The bridge had at least three suspended spans, but likely more. Some sources attribute the bridge to a "Joe Long" and some to "Joe Lange". The 1905 Maine State Legislature proposed an act to authorize a "Joseph Long" to build a toll footbridge at Fort Kent.

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• Facebook. Several images of the bridge. Text states the bridge was built in the 1930s, but it may have actually been built several years earlier.

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• Crossed a channel of the Kennebec River to Mill Island. Appears to have been located at the coordinates provided here.

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• Often claimed to be the "smallest" suspension bridge in the world. It is not and never was. There are dozens of suspension bridges with main spans shorter than the 75 feet (22.86 meters) usually claimed as the Wiggly bridge's length.

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20007194

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