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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date Place Address Description
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
12790State Receives Low Bid of $5.35 Million for Demolition of Waldo-Hancock Bridge
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Moretto - Mario Moretto
  • Bangor Daily News
  • 2012-08-11
By Mario Moretto Bangor Daily News Staff August 11, 2012
Description:
By Mario Moretto Bangor Daily News Staff August 11, 2012
9473Mt. Desert Toll Bridge on Thompson Island
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • J.A. Thompson, Ellsworth, Me.
  • Trenton ME
Printed in Germany
Description:
Printed in Germany
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
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
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]
12991The Toll Bridge on Thompson Island
  • Reference
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Mount Desert Island
15074Carlton Bridge, Bath, Maine
  • Reference
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Bath ME
12554William W.A. Heath Mill at Seal Cove Bridge
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Factory, Sawmill Building
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
  • Tremont, Seal Cove
9471The Causeway and the Causeway Club
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Club
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • Southwest Harbor
11308Bridge at Head of Bass Harbor, The Osborne Milton Kittredge House and the Boulder on Marsh Creek
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1950-09
  • Tremont, Bass Harbor
Willis Ballard called the boulder he photographed "a Glacial Erratic."
Description:
Willis Ballard called the boulder he photographed "a Glacial Erratic."
11884The Waldo-Hancock Suspension Bridge From the West
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1933-06-07
  • Prospect and Verona ME
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.
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
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
12795Duck Brook Motor Bridge 1953 - Drawing
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service
  • 1994
Paradise Hill Road spanning Duck Brook, Hancock County. Acadia Roads & Bridges Recording Program. J. Shannon Barras
Description:
Paradise Hill Road spanning Duck Brook, Hancock County. Acadia Roads & Bridges Recording Program. J. Shannon Barras
6343Mt. Desert Bridge
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • 1919
  • Mount Desert Island
7105Mt. Desert Bridge
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Mount Desert Island
8092Trenton Bridge
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Mount Desert Island
8093Toll Bridge, Trenton, Me.
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Mount Desert Island
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
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
5460Cart Bridge
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1895-10-20
  • Dedham MA
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
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
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