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Sunday River or Artist, Oxford County

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Inventory Number: ME/19-09-04
County: Oxford County
Township: Newry
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Sunday River or Artist
Crosses: Sunday River
Truss type: Paddleford
Spans: 1
Length: 99' floor, 88'
Roadway Width: 17'
Built: 1872
Builder: Hiram York
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N44 29.538
Longitude: W070 50.601
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 2.8 miles north of jct ME5/26 and Bethel on US2/ME5/26, then 3.7 miles left on Sunday River Rd. On bypassed section of road.

Sunday River or Artist Bridge, Newry, Oxford County, ME Built 1872
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection

Sunday River or Artist Bridge, Newry, Oxford County, ME Built 1872
Bill Caswell Photo, May 16, 2009

Sunday River or Artist Bridge, Newry, Oxford County, ME Built 1872
Richard E. Roy Collection

Sunday River or Artist Bridge, Newry, Oxford County, ME Built 1872
Bill Caswell Photo, May 16, 2009

Sunday River or Artist Bridge, Newry, Oxford County, ME Built 1872
Maine Department of Transportation Files, October 30, 1924

Comments:
The 1870 construction date mentioned in some sources is incorrect. The bridge was bypassed in 1958 and restored.

Sources:
National Society For the Preservation of Covered Bridges. Covered Bridge Topics, Volume LIX, No. 4, Fall 2001, page 3
Conwill, Joseph D.. Images of America - Maine's Covered Bridges, 2003, pages 73 & 74
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 36

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