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Robyville, Penobscot County

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Inventory Number: ME/19-10-02
County: Penobscot County
Township: Corinth
Town/Village: Robyville
Bridge Name: Robyville
Crosses: Kenduskeag Stream
Truss type: Long
Spans: 1
Length: 97'
Roadway Width: 14'
Built: 1872
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N44 56.603
Longitude: W068 58.113
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 2.5 miles north on ME15 from main instersection in Kenduskeag, 1.1 miles left on Cushman Rd., , then 100' left on Grant Rd., then bear right 0.3 miles on Covered Bridge Rd. North-northwest of Kenduskeag.

Robyville Bridge, Corinth, Penobscot County, ME Built 1872
Bill Caswell Photo

Robyville Bridge, Corinth, Penobscot County, ME Built 1872
Richard E. Roy Collection

Robyville Bridge, Corinth, Penobscot County, ME Built 1872
Bob Sheldon Photo, October 7, 2011

Robyville Bridge, Corinth, Penobscot County, ME Built 1872
Roy Wentzel Photo, Maine Department of Transportation Files, October 7, 1958

Robyville Bridge, Corinth, Penobscot County, ME Built 1872
Roy Wentzel Photo, Maine Department of Transportation Files, June 9, 1954

Robyville Bridge, Corinth, Penobscot County, ME Built 1872
Bill Caswell Photo, July 12, 2015

Comments:
Steel beams were added in 1983 to carry the live load. The bridge is completely shingled - roof, sides, and portals. It was renovated in 1958.

Sources:
National Society For the Preservation of Covered Bridges. Covered Bridge Topics, Volume LX, No. 4, Fall 2002, page 7
Conwill, Joseph D.. Images of America - Maine's Covered Bridges, 2003, page 108
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 36

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