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Photos taken 1994 by Jet Lowe for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Facts

Overview: Suspension bridge over Penobscot River on US 1 in Prospect
Status: Closed to all traffic
Future prospects: Scheduled for demolition
History: Built 1931; replaced by new bridge 2006-07
Design: Wire suspension
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 799.9 ft.
Total length: 2,042.1 ft.
Deck width: 23.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 19.2 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.56033, -68.80167 (decimal degrees)
44°33'37" N, 68°48'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 19/515750/4934129 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Bucksport
Inventory numbers: NRHP 85001267 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 19922 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2007): Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 7,926

Update Log

September 15, 2006: Posted HAER photos

Sources

HAER ME-65 - Waldo-Hancock Bridge, Spanning Penobscot River at U.S. Route 1, Bucksport vicinity, Hancock County, ME
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Comments

Waldo-Hancock Bridge

Posted December 13, 2008, by Nathan Fredrickson (nathan [at] silverorange [dot] com)

Attached are two photos I took in Feb 2008.

Waldo-Hancock Bridge

Posted September 22, 2008, by Ian A (macsignals [at] gmail [dot] com)

I just looked at the pictures of the new bridge and it sticks out like a sore thumb. We have to start maintaining these old bridges BEFORE they need torn down.

Waldo-Hancock Bridge

Posted September 12, 2007, by Kevin MacNutt (egebamayasi [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Too bad they have to demolish such a magnificent bridge. I would think that they would make something of a park out of it for pedestrians.