Sunday, December 8, 2019
PORTER/PARSONSFIELD COVERED BRIDGE - PORTER, MAINE
RIVER - OSSIPEE RIVER
OXFORD COUNTY
BUILT - 1859
Length - 152'.... SW of Porter, Porter Township. Maine Rt-160 S. .03 miles from jct with Maine Rt-25 on the W. edge of Porter to the bridge on the E. side of the road. Closed to motor traffic in 1960. Restored 1999. Placed on the the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 1970. Truss Type - Paddleford with two spans which are strengthened by a 20th century laminated arches.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 19-09-05
HEMLOCK COVERED BRIDGE - FRYEBURG, MAINE
OLD COURSE SACO RIVER
OXFORD COUNTY
BUILT - 1857
Length - 116'.... NE of Fryeburg, Fryeburg Township. US Rt,-302 ENE 5.5 miles from jct with ME SR-5 in Fryeburg, N. on Hemlock Bridge Rd. 3.0 miles to the bridge. It was rehabilitated in 1988 and reinforced to carry modern traffic. Open to through traffic. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 1970. Truss Type - Covered Paddleford Through Truss with Arch.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 19-09-02
Saturday, December 7, 2019
TEEGARDEN/CENTENNIAL COVERED BRIDGE - LISBON, OHIO
LITTLE BEAVER CREEK
COLUMBIANA COUNTY
BUILT 1876
Length - 66.9'....NW of Lisbon, Salem Township. OH.St. Rt.-45 NW 2.4 miles from jct with US Rt-30 in Lisbon, W. on Eagleton Rd. 2.7 miles to bridge. Built/Designed by Jeremiah Mountz & David Reese. Named after U. Teegarden who owned land near the bridge. Also known as Centennial Bridge, it was built in 1876, 100 years after the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence. Bridge was in use in 1992 until being bypassed. Restored in 2003. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Closed to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Multiple King Post Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 35-15-05
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
PINE BLUFF COVERED BRIDGE - BAINBRIDGE, INDIANA
RIVER - BIG WALNUT CREEK
PUTNAM COUNTY
BUILT - 1915
Length - 211'.... Approx. 4 miles NE of Bainbridge, North 3 miles on N. County Rd. 200E, right on E. County Rd. 990N 1.5 miles to bridge. Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Double Span Howe Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-67-03
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