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Hiram, Oxford County

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Inventory Number: ME/19-09-22x
County: Oxford County
Township: Hiram - East Hiram
Town/Village: Hiram
Bridge Name: Hiram
Crosses: Saco River
Truss type: Paddleford
Spans: 2
Length: 230' overall
Roadway Width: 17'-6"
Built: 1859
Builder:
When Lost: 1928
Cause: Replaced
Latitude: N43 52.70
Longitude: W070 48.25
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Directions: On Route 113.

Hiram Bridge, Hiram-East Hiram, Oxford County, ME Built 1859 Replaced 1928
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection

Hiram Bridge, Hiram-East Hiram, Oxford County, ME Built 1859 Replaced 1928
Richard E. Roy Collection

Hiram Bridge, Hiram-East Hiram, Oxford County, ME Built 1859 Replaced 1928
November 15, 1928 Photo, Maine Department of Transportation Archives

Hiram Bridge, Hiram-East Hiram, Oxford County, ME Built 1859 Replaced 1928
Maine Department of Transportation Archives

Comments:
14-panel truss. The bridge's two spans were each 100' from abutment to pier. The Maine DOT General Bridge Survey data sheet says that the bridge was rebuilt in 1884.

Sources:
Conwill, Joseph D.. Images of America - Maine's Covered Bridges, 2003, page 88
Wentzel, Philip. Information received by email, January 2014