Suspension Bridges Crossing Kennebec River
This is a list of all 6 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Kennebec River. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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1883: Swinging
Skowhegan, Maine, USA - Kennebec River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1575 (added 2004-12-19) |
| Year Completed: | 1883 |
| Name: | Swinging |
| Location: | Skowhegan, Maine, USA |
| Crossing: | Kennebec River |
| References: | KJ20030410 |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | Collapsed, 1888 |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
Notes:
- 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.
1888: Swinging
Skowhegan, Maine, USA - Kennebec River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1576 (added 2004-12-19) |
| Year Completed: | 1888 |
| Name: | Swinging |
| Location: | Skowhegan, Maine, USA |
| Crossing: | Kennebec River |
| References: | KJ20030410 |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | Destroyed, 1901 |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
Notes:
- Destroyed by flood, 1901.
- Replaced 1883 Swinging - Skowhegan, Maine, USA.
- Replaced by 1902 Swinging - Skowhegan, Maine, USA.
1902: Swinging
Skowhegan, Maine, USA - Kennebec River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1577 (added 2004-12-19) |
| Year Completed: | 1902 |
| Name: | Swinging |
| Location: | Skowhegan, Maine, USA |
| Crossing: | Kennebec River |
| References: | KJ20030410 |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | Demolished, 1936 |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
Notes:
- Destroyed by flood, 1936.
- Replaced 1888 Swinging - Skowhegan, Maine, USA.
- Replaced by 1936 Swinging - Skowhegan, Maine, USA.
1903: Ticonic
Waterville, Maine, USA - Kennebec River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 110 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1903 |
| Name: | Ticonic |
| Also Known As: | Tupenny, Two Cent |
| Location: | Waterville, Maine, USA |
| Crossing: | Kennebec River |
| Coordinates: | 44.55073 N 69.62728 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Edwin D. Graves |
| References: | AAJ, HBE, PTS2 |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2009) |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 121.9 meters (400 feet) |
| Deck width: | 6 feet |
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1936: Swinging
Skowhegan, Maine, USA - Kennebec River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 363 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1936 |
| Name: | Swinging |
| Location: | Skowhegan, Maine, USA |
| Crossing: | Kennebec River |
| Coordinates: | 44.76244 N 69.72064 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Gerald Marble |
| References: | KJ20030410 |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2006) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 67.1 meters (220 feet) |
Notes:
- 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.
Swinging
Fairfield, Maine, USA - Kennebec River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 308 (added before 2003) |
| Name: | Swinging |
| Location: | Fairfield, Maine, USA |
| Crossing: | Kennebec River |
| At or Near Feature: | Mill Island |
| Coordinates: | 44.587477 N 69.593609 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | Removed |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Notes:
- Crossed a channel of the Kennebec River to Mill Island. Appears to have been located at the coordinates provided here.
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