Suspension Bridges Crossing Eggemoggin Reach
This is a list of the only bridge from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Eggemoggin Reach. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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1939: Deer Isle
Sedgwick, Maine, USA - Eggemoggin Reach
| Bridgemeister ID: | 193 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1939 |
| Name: | Deer Isle |
| Location: | Sedgwick, Maine, USA |
| Crossing: | Eggemoggin Reach |
| Coordinates: | 44.290167 N 68.691383 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Robinson and Steinman |
| References: | AAJ, BBR, IT1999F |
| Use: | Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2025) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 329.2 meters (1,080 feet) |
| Side Spans: | 2 x 147.5 meters (484 feet) |
Notes:
- 2018, July: Gained much media attention when a bracket broke loose connecting the maintenance access cables to the main cables even though it had no impact on the structural integrity of the bridge.
External Links:
- State to inspect Deer Isle bridge that local officials want replaced - Bangor Daily News. Article dated April 4, 2025: "The Maine Department of Transportation will conduct a routine inspection of the 86-year-old bridge connecting Deer Isle and Sedgwick later this month, as local officials urge the agency to get started soon on replacing the key piece of infrastructure… To avoid losing that connection, local officials want to start the process of replacing the bridge now, which they expect could take up to a decade… But the state has estimated replacing the bridge could be the most expensive highway and bridge project history in Maine, costing hundreds of millions of dollars…"
- Bridgehunter.com - BH19844
- Structurae - Structure ID 20000558
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