Contributed by Pejepscot History Center
Description
Although blurry, this photograph is a dramatic depiction of the fate of the Swing Bridge between Brunswick and Topsham during the spring floods of 1936.
Ice and high water helped to flip the deck of the bridge, seriously damaging the 1892 structure.
About This Item
- Title: Pedestrian bridge, Brunswick-Topsham, 1936
- Creator: Hugh J. Sandelin
- Creation Date: 1936
- Subject Date: 1936
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Locations:
- Topsham, Sagadahoc County, ME
- Brunswick, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 10 cm x 15.3 cm
- Local Code: 2005.82.3
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Androscoggin Pedestrian Bridge (Brunswick, Me.)
- Rivers--Maine
- Androscoggin River (N.H. and Me.)
- Brunswick (Me.)--Floods, 1936
- Floods--Maine--Brunswick
- Pedestrian bridges--Maine--Brunswick
- Bridge failures--Maine--Brunswick
For more information about this item, contact:
Pejepscot History Center159 Park Row, Brunswick, ME 04011
(207) 729-6606
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