Contributed by Pejepscot History Center
Description
Mothers and children cross the pedestrian bridge across the Androscoggin River from Brunswick to Topsham in 1936 after repairs were made to the bridge followiing the 1936 flood.
The bridge is known as the "Swing Bridge," the "Swinging Bridge" and "Le Petit Pont." It connects Mill Street in Brunswick and Bridge Street in Topsham.
About This Item
- Title: Swing Bridge, Brunswick-Topsham, 1936
- Creation Date: 1936
- Subject Date: 1936
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Locations:
- Topsham Heights, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, ME
- Brunswick, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 11.8 cm x 16.7 cm
- Local Code: 1990.158.410
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Bridge failures--Maine--Brunswick
- Pedestrian bridges--Maine--Brunswick
- Androscoggin Pedestrian Bridge (Brunswick, Me.)
- Rivers--Maine
- Cabot Manufacturing Company (Brunswick, Me.)
- Androscoggin River (N.H. and Me.)
- Brunswick (Me.)--Floods, 1936
- Floods--Maine--Brunswick
- Pedestrians--Maine--Brunswick
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For more information about this item, contact:
Pejepscot History Center159 Park Row, Brunswick, ME 04011
(207) 729-6606
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