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Ticonic Falls Railroad, Kennebec County

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Inventory Number: ME/19-06-13x
County: Kennebec County
Township: Waterville - Winslow
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Ticonic Falls Railroad
Crosses: Kennebec River
Truss type:
Spans: 4
Length:
Roadway Width:
Built: 1855
Builder:
When Lost: 1869
Cause: Flood
Latitude: N44 32.92
Longitude: W069 37.61
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Comments: Built for the Kennebec and Portland Railroad.

Ticonic Falls Railroad Bridge, Waterville-Winslow, Kennebec County, ME Built 1855 Flood 1869
Richard E. Roy Collection


Ticonic Falls Railroad Bridge in foreground, highway bridge in background, Waterville-Winslow, Kennebec County, ME Both lost in 1869 flood
Richard E. Roy Collection


Ticonic Falls Railroad Bridge, Waterville-Winslow, Kennebec County, ME Built 1855 Flood 1869
Richard E. Roy Collection


Ticonic Falls Railroad Bridge, Waterville-Winslow, Kennebec County, ME Built 1855 Flood 1869
Richard Sanders Allen Collection, NSPCB Archives

Sources:
National Society For the Preservation of Covered Bridges. Covered Bridge Topics, Volume LIX, No. 1, Winter 2001, page 11
Conwill, Joseph D.. Images of America - Maine's Covered Bridges, 2003, pages 54 & 55

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