Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls

"Some of the deteriorating piers can still be seen the Androscoggin river, above the High Bridge, in the Virginia Area of Rumford."

Friendship Museum

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Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 2 of 3

"1961 Lubec Historical Society Pier placement for bridge, Lubec, ca. 1961 Lubec Historical Society Two additional photographs came to light…"

Lincoln, Maine - High Street Bridge, Lincoln, ca. 1903

"Note the stone piers. This was built after the wooden bridge washed out by a Spring flood in 1902. The large white building on the right is the…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Wiscasset's Arctic Connection

"… Schooner Bowdoin, backing off the pier, Wiscasset, 1926 View the Wiscasset's Arctic Connection Slide Show Text by Cindy Dykes Images from…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"With approaches completed, temporary trestlework into the channel led to dredging and fabrication of the unusual piers."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention

"… and their staff were welcomed at the Maine State Pier in Portland with “Guns, Whistles, and Trumpets”. The guns were fired from Ft."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of East New Portland

"… was a five-span structure, with granite block piers and abutments supporting five timber kingpost trusses."

Maine Maritime Museum

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"… Bluff Islands would often go toward Old Orchard Pier. However, they would not fish any of the islands found at the Saco River entrance, for these…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… to evenly distribute the load on mortared rubble piers extending from the roadbed grade down to the foundation set in the riverbanks."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"Although the steel has been removed, the concrete piers are still visible today from Riverside Drive between State and Main Streets."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… feet spans, each of which will rest on a double pier of oak piles. It is estimated that it will take two months to complete the structure."