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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date Place Address Description
3560Waldo-Hancock Suspension Bridge
  • Reference
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Hancock County and Waldo County ME
The Waldo-Hancock Suspension Bridge was built in 1931. It was closed in 2006 and demolished in 2013
Waldo-Hancock Suspension Bridge
Item:
  • 3560   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Place:
  • Hancock County and Waldo County ME
State:
  • ME
Description:
The Waldo-Hancock Suspension Bridge was built in 1931. It was closed in 2006 and demolished in 2013
3581Duck Brook Motor Bridge
  • Reference
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service
  • Bar Harbor
The largest bridge that you've probably never seen on Mount Desert Island is the Duck Brook Motor Road Bridge. Ironically, anyone who drives the Park Loop Road, starting from the Hulls Cove Visitor Center, travels over the bridge (located here), but few people see the bridge itself. That's too bad since it is by far the longest and tallest bridge in the park. In fact, it's the largest continuous concrete arch deck bridge in the eastern United States. At 402' long (not counting the 65' approaches on each side) and having a center arch span of 95', it dwarfs every carriage road bridge in the park, the longest being Amphitheater at 245' and the tallest being Duck Brook at 43' (yes, there are two Duck Brook bridges, one for people and bikes, and this one for cars). An architectural drawing of the bridge indicates a height of 100' from the top of the 30" high parapet guardwall to the water below. So how does the largest road-related structure in Acadia National Park go unnoticed? There are three reasons. First, from above you might not realize you are driving over a bridge because the roadway and shoulders look much like other portions of the loop road. If you happen to park at the turnout located southeast of the bridge, then walk atop the bridge and look over the side, you only get a glimpse of the three stone arches. To really see them, you have to hike down to the brook, but there is no trail and the terrain is dangerously steep. Second, the only view from below is along the narrow and busy stretch of Route 3 between Sonogee and the Holiday Inn. At 40 mph, you wouldn't see the bridge even if you knew the exact instant when and where to look. Finally, from below, the bridge is almost entirely obscured in summer by deciduous trees growing in the deep ravine that the bridge spans. To see this magnificent structure which was constructed from 1950 to 1953 using granite from Hall Quarry in Somesville, you have to seek it out at the right time of year. The Duck Brook Motor Road Bridge is truly a hidden architectural and historical gem. John D. Rockefeller purchased the land for the Paradise Hill Road where the bridge is located, donated the land to to the park, and was involved in planning the road as early as 1934, but World War II and subsequent funding shortages delayed the start of construction. As many as 75 men were on the job at one time with total labor estimated at 92,000 hours. Total cost of the structure was $366,000 making it the most expensive road-related structure in the park at the time of its completion. George Soules - November 2015
Duck Brook Motor Bridge
Item:
  • 3581   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Creator:
  • Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Library of Congress www.loc.gov/pictures/item/me0254
Description:
The largest bridge that you've probably never seen on Mount Desert Island is the Duck Brook Motor Road Bridge. Ironically, anyone who drives the Park Loop Road, starting from the Hulls Cove Visitor Center, travels over the bridge (located here), but few people see the bridge itself. That's too bad since it is by far the longest and tallest bridge in the park. In fact, it's the largest continuous concrete arch deck bridge in the eastern United States. At 402' long (not counting the 65' approaches on each side) and having a center arch span of 95', it dwarfs every carriage road bridge in the park, the longest being Amphitheater at 245' and the tallest being Duck Brook at 43' (yes, there are two Duck Brook bridges, one for people and bikes, and this one for cars). An architectural drawing of the bridge indicates a height of 100' from the top of the 30" high parapet guardwall to the water below. So how does the largest road-related structure in Acadia National Park go unnoticed? There are three reasons. First, from above you might not realize you are driving over a bridge because the roadway and shoulders look much like other portions of the loop road. If you happen to park at the turnout located southeast of the bridge, then walk atop the bridge and look over the side, you only get a glimpse of the three stone arches. To really see them, you have to hike down to the brook, but there is no trail and the terrain is dangerously steep. Second, the only view from below is along the narrow and busy stretch of Route 3 between Sonogee and the Holiday Inn. At 40 mph, you wouldn't see the bridge even if you knew the exact instant when and where to look. Finally, from below, the bridge is almost entirely obscured in summer by deciduous trees growing in the deep ravine that the bridge spans. To see this magnificent structure which was constructed from 1950 to 1953 using granite from Hall Quarry in Somesville, you have to seek it out at the right time of year. The Duck Brook Motor Road Bridge is truly a hidden architectural and historical gem. John D. Rockefeller purchased the land for the Paradise Hill Road where the bridge is located, donated the land to to the park, and was involved in planning the road as early as 1934, but World War II and subsequent funding shortages delayed the start of construction. As many as 75 men were on the job at one time with total labor estimated at 92,000 hours. Total cost of the structure was $366,000 making it the most expensive road-related structure in the park at the time of its completion. George Soules - November 2015 [show more]
5086Fernald Cove Bridge
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1892-08-22
  • Southwest Harbor
Fernald Cove Bridge
Item:
  • 5086   
Accession #:
  • 1015
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Creator:
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
Date:
  • 1892-08-22
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Henry L. Rand Collection
5308Bridge East of President Eliot's House
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1890
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Bridge East of President Eliot's House
Item:
  • 5308   
Accession #:
  • 1015
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Creator:
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
Date:
  • 1890
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Henry L. Rand Collection
5409Fernald Cove Bridge
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Places, Shore
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1892-08-22
  • Southwest Harbor
Fernald Cove Bridge
Item:
  • 5409   
Accession #:
  • 1015
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
Subject:
  • Places, Shore
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Creator:
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
Date:
  • 1892-08-22
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Henry L. Rand Collection
5451Bridge at Fernald Cove and Flying Mountain
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Places, Mountain
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1895-08-20
  • Southwest Harbor
Bridge at Fernald Cove and Flying Mountain
Item:
  • 5451   
Accession #:
  • 1015
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
Subject:
  • Places, Mountain
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Creator:
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
Date:
  • 1895-08-20
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Henry L. Rand Collection
5460Cart Bridge
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1895-10-20
  • Dedham MA
Cart Bridge
Item:
  • 5460   
Accession #:
  • 1015
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Creator:
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
Date:
  • 1895-10-20
Place:
  • Dedham MA
State:
  • MA
Source:
  • Henry L. Rand Collection
5513Old Bridge at Head of Bass Harbor - The Osborne Milton Kittredge House
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
  • 1900 c.
  • Tremont, Bass Harbor
The house on the right was the Osborne Milton & Wilford Howard Kittredge house - and the church on the horizon is the Tremont Congregational Church. The dam caused the marsh to flood, which encouraged salt hay to grow. The dam was opened at harvest time.
Old Bridge at Head of Bass Harbor - The Osborne Milton Kittredge House
Item:
  • 5513   
Accession #:
  • 1010
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Creator:
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
Date:
  • 1900 c.
Place:
  • Tremont, Bass Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • George A. Neal Collection
Description:
The house on the right was the Osborne Milton & Wilford Howard Kittredge house - and the church on the horizon is the Tremont Congregational Church. The dam caused the marsh to flood, which encouraged salt hay to grow. The dam was opened at harvest time.
6178Old Bridge at Head of Bass Harbor - The Osborne Milton Kittredge House
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
  • 1900 c.
  • Tremont, Bass Harbor
Old Bridge at Head of Bass Harbor - The Osborne Milton Kittredge House
Item:
  • 6178   
Accession #:
  • 1010
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Creator:
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
Date:
  • 1900 c.
Place:
  • Tremont, Bass Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • George A. Neal Collection
6343Mt. Desert Bridge
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • 1919
  • Mount Desert Island
Mt. Desert Bridge
Item:
  • 6343   
Accession #:
  • 1034
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Date:
  • 1919
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Miles W. Weaver Postcard Collection
6730Carlton Bridge from Phoenix Hotel, Bath Maine
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Lindsay Photo
Carlton Bridge from Phoenix Hotel, Bath Maine
Item:
  • 6730   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Creator:
  • Lindsay Photo
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of the Clark Family, Courtesy of Frances Eliot Foote Stehman
7105Mt. Desert Bridge
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Mount Desert Island
Mt. Desert Bridge
Item:
  • 7105   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • The Ward Family Collection
Tags:
bridge
7443Belfast Bridge
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Belfast ME
Belfast Bridge
Item:
  • 7443   
Accession #:
  • 1023
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Place:
  • Belfast ME
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
8054Brook and Bridge in Sudbury
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Places, Stream
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1892-10-21
  • Sudbury MA
Brook and Bridge in Sudbury
Item:
  • 8054   
Accession #:
  • 1015
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
Subject:
  • Places, Stream
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Creator:
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
Date:
  • 1892-10-21
Place:
  • Sudbury MA
State:
  • MA
Source:
  • Henry L. Rand Collection
8092Trenton Bridge
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Mount Desert Island
Trenton Bridge
Item:
  • 8092   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of the Pettegrow Family
8093Toll Bridge, Trenton, Me.
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Mount Desert Island
Toll Bridge, Trenton, Me.
Item:
  • 8093   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of the Pettegrow Family
8216Bridge over Outlet of Kendall's Pond
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1892-04-07
  • Waverly MA
Bridge over Outlet of Kendall's Pond
Item:
  • 8216   
Accession #:
  • 1015
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Creator:
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
Date:
  • 1892-04-07
Place:
  • Waverly MA
State:
  • MA
Source:
  • Henry L. Rand Collection
8333Bras d'Or Lake at North End of St. Peter's Canal
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Places, Landscape
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1894-07-17
Bras d'Or Lake at North End of St. Peter's Canal
Item:
  • 8333   
Accession #:
  • 1015
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
Subject:
  • Places, Landscape
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Creator:
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
Date:
  • 1894-07-17
State:
  • NS
Source:
  • Henry L. Rand Collection
8334Railroad Bridge at Grand Narrows
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Places, Shore
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1894-07-17
  • Canada, Cape Breton Island, Baddeck
Railroad Bridge at Grand Narrows
Item:
  • 8334   
Accession #:
  • 1015
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
Subject:
  • Places, Shore
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Creator:
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
Date:
  • 1894-07-17
Place:
  • Canada, Cape Breton Island, Baddeck
State:
  • NS
Source:
  • Henry L. Rand Collection
8519Beaver Brook
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Places, Stream
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1896
  • Waltham MA
Beaver Brook
Item:
  • 8519   
Accession #:
  • 1015
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
Subject:
  • Places, Stream
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Creator:
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
Date:
  • 1896
Place:
  • Waltham MA
State:
  • MA
Source:
  • Henry L. Rand Collection
8634Cart Bridge at Dedham
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1896
  • Dedham MA
Cart Bridge at Dedham
Item:
  • 8634   
Accession #:
  • 1015
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Creator:
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
Date:
  • 1896
Place:
  • Dedham MA
State:
  • MA
Source:
  • Henry L. Rand Collection
9070The Kendrick Street Bridge at Nonantum
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1905-02-28
  • Needham MA
The Kendrick Street Bridge at Nonantum
Item:
  • 9070   
Accession #:
  • 1015
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Creator:
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
Date:
  • 1905-02-28
Place:
  • Needham MA
State:
  • MA
Source:
  • Henry L. Rand Collection
9071The Kendrick Street Bridge at Nonantum, Willows
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1905-02-28
  • Needham MA
The Kendrick Street Bridge at Nonantum, Willows
Item:
  • 9071   
Accession #:
  • 1015
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Creator:
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
Date:
  • 1905-02-28
Place:
  • Needham MA
State:
  • MA
Source:
  • Henry L. Rand Collection
9331The Waldo-Hancock Suspension Bridge
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • American Art Post Card Co., Boston and Brookline, Mass.
  • 1934
  • Prospect and Verona ME
The Waldo-Hancock Suspension Bridge
Item:
  • 9331   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Publisher:
  • American Art Post Card Co., Boston and Brookline, Mass.
Date:
  • 1934
Place:
  • Prospect and Verona ME
State:
  • ME
9471The Causeway and the Causeway Club
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Club
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • Southwest Harbor
The Causeway and the Causeway Club
Item:
  • 9471   
Accession #:
  • 1034
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Club
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Miles W. Weaver Postcard Collection