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The Forks, Somerset County

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Inventory Number: ME/19-13-07#2x
County: Somerset County
Township: The Forks - West Forks
Town/Village: The Forks
Bridge Name: The Forks
Crosses: Kennebec River
Truss type: Haupt
Spans: 1
Length: 134', 147'
Roadway Width: 15'-6"
Built: 1877-78
Builder:
When Lost: Oct 1932
Cause: Removed
Latitude: N45 20.21
Longitude: W069 58.10
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Directions: On US201.
Comments: This bridge was built to replace a narrow one previously at the site.

The Forks Bridge, The Forks-West Forks, Somerset County, ME Built 1877-78 Removed Oct 1932
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection

The Forks Bridge, The Forks-West Forks, Somerset County, ME Built 1877-78 Removed Oct 1932
October 20, 1924 Photo, Maine Department of Transportation Archives

The Forks Bridge, The Forks-West Forks, Somerset County, ME Built 1877-78 Removed Oct 1932
April 24, 1931 Photo, Maine Department of Transportation Archives

Sources:
National Society For the Preservation of Covered Bridges. Covered Bridge Topics, Volume LXI, No. 3, Summer 2003, page 4
Conwill, Joseph D.. Images of America - Maine's Covered Bridges, 2003, page 119

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