Historic Bridges
of the United States
Hemlock Covered Bridge
Oxford County
,
Maine
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Overview
Covered bridge over Old Course Saco River on Hemlock Bridge Road in Fryeburg
Location
Oxford County
,
Maine
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1857; rehabilitated 1988
Design
Covered Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 136.2 ft.
Total length: 136.2 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 9.5 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.07939, -70.90303
(decimal degrees)
44°04'46" N, 70°54'11" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/347629/4882451
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Fryeburg
Inventory numbers
NRHP 70000056
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGCB 19-09-02
(World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 19880
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 08/2006)
Deck condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 58.2
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2007)
30
Categories
19th Century
(2,543)
Built 1857
(11)
Built during 1850s
(135)
Covered
(633)
Functionally obsolete
(6,157)
Maine
(139)
NR-listed
(1,674)
Open
(23,114)
Owned by state
(7,026)
Oxford County, Maine
(15)
Span length 125-175 feet
(2,284)
Through truss
(6,483)
Total length 125-175 feet
(3,155)
Truss
(19,464)
Wooden deck
(5,198)
Sources
Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
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