Contributed by Pejepscot History Center
Description
Looking toward Brunswick and the pedestrian bridge over the Androscoggin River that connects Mill Street in Brunswick and Bridge Street in Topsham.
The suspension bridge was built in 1892 to carry workers from the new Topsham Heights neighborhood to the Cabot Mill in Brunswick.
It often is referred to as the "Swing Bridge," the "Swinging Bridge" or "Le Petit Pont."
About This Item
- Title: Swing Bridge, Brunswick-Topsham, ca. 1920
- Creation Date: circa 1920
- Subject Date: circa 1920
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Locations:
- Topsham Heights, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, ME
- Brunswick, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 65 cm x 11.5 cm
- Local Code: 1989.106.11.h
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Androscoggin Pedestrian Bridge (Brunswick, Me.)
- Rivers--Maine
- Cabot Manufacturing Company (Brunswick, Me.)
- Androscoggin River (N.H. and Me.)
- Pedestrian bridges--Maine--Brunswick
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Pejepscot History Center159 Park Row, Brunswick, ME 04011
(207) 729-6606
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