This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.

Joe Long's

Fort Kent, Maine, USA and Clair, New Brunswick, Canada - St. John River
Bridgemeister ID:252 (added before 2003)
Name:Joe Long's
Also Known As:Joe Lange's
Location:Fort Kent, Maine, USA and Clair, New Brunswick, Canada
Crossing:St. John River
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Main Spans:3

Notes:

  • 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.

External Links:

  • 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.

Image Sets:

Print, collection of David Denenberg

Do you have any information or photos about this bridge that you would like to share? Please email david.denenberg@bridgemeister.com.

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