Keywords: bridge remains
Item 101903
Remains of Westport to Woolwich Bridge, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: circa 1930 Location: Westport Island Media: Photographic print
Item 66906
Campobello Roosevelt Bridge Construction, Lubec, ca. 1961, 1961
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1961 Location: Lubec Media: Trimmed B&W Polaroid photograph
Exhibit
Lt. Charles Bridges: Getting Ahead in the Army
Sgt. Charles Bridges of Co. B of the 2nd Maine Infantry was close to the end of his two years' enlistment in early 1863 when he took advantage of an opportunity for advancement by seeking and getting a commission as an officer in the 3rd Regiment U.S. Volunteers.
Exhibit
The Swinging Bridge: Walking Across the Androscoggin
Built in 1892 to entice workers at the Cabot Manufacturing Corporation in Brunswick to move to newly built housing in Topsham, the Androscoggin Pedestrian "Swinging" Bridge or Le Petit Pont quickly became important to many people traveling between the two communities.
Site Page
New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of East New Portland
"The bridge was a five-span structure, with granite block piers and abutments supporting five timber kingpost trusses."
Site Page
New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland
"Gould Hill Bridge: The Gould Hill Bridge, also known as on of the Twin Bridges, was also constructed by the Maine State Highway Commission."
Story
Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
