2011 Road: (Archived Bridge Hunter; no Bridge Hunter; Satellite)
According to a 1956 topo map, the railroad route was owned by Maine Central. ArchivedBridgeHunter_c1921 indicates that it is now owned by Springfield Terminal Railway (ST).
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| Bridges Now and Then posted Rebuilding the old railroad bridge, Norridgewock, Maine, c. 1900. (Maine Historical Society) |
The three piers with vegetation growing on them would have been for the 1870s truss bridge. The concrete piers would have been added for the c1921 bridge because the steel-girder spans are shorter.
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| Street View, May 2023 |
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| 1925 Postcard |
1928 road bridge:
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| Postcard via BridgeHunter_1928 |
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| Photo by MDOT via BridgeHunter_1928 [There are a lot of other demolition photos on that webpage.] |
What surprised me is that the deck can evidently hold itself up without the arch.
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| Photo by MDOT via BridgeHunter_1928 |
They built a temporary bridge for the replacement project.
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| Street View, Aug 2009 |
It looks like a concrete tied-arch bridge. Note the railroad bridge in the right background.
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| Street View, Sep 2011 |
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