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Inventory Number: ME/19-09-02 County: Oxford County Township: Fryeburg Town/Village: Bridge Name: Hemlock Crosses: Old Channel Saco River Truss type: Paddleford & Arch Spans: 1 Length: 130' Roadway Width: 18' Built: 1857 Builder: possibly Peter Paddleford When Lost: standing Cause: Latitude: N44 04.772 Longitude: W070 54.186 See a map of the area Topographic map of the area Directions: 5.5 miles east of jct ME5 and Fryeburg on US302 (Bridgeton Rd.), then 3.0 miles left on Hemlock Bridge Rd. (road closed in winter) North-northwest of East Fryeburg.	Hemlock Bridge, Fryeburg, Oxford County, ME Built 1857 Richard E. Roy Collection Hemlock Bridge, Fryeburg, Oxford County, ME Built 1857 Richard E. Roy Collection Hemlock Bridge, Fryeburg, Oxford County, ME Built 1857 Richard E. Roy Collection Hemlock Bridge, Fryeburg, Oxford County, ME Built 1857 Bob Watts Photo Hemlock Bridge, Fryeburg, Oxford County, ME Built 1857 Bill Caswell Photo, July 13, 2015 Hemlock Bridge, Fryeburg, Oxford County, ME Built 1857 Bill Caswell Photo, July 13, 2015 Hemlock Bridge, Fryeburg, Oxford County, ME Built 1857 Bill Caswell Photo, July 13, 2015
Comments: Major repairs were made to this bridge in 1959-61. In 1987 steel beams were inserted to carry the live load. Hemlock Bridge Road is closed in the winter months. Gates are at points 1.7 miles south of the bridge and 1.1 miles north. There is ample parking on the north side of the bridge.
Sources: National Society For the Preservation of Covered Bridges. Covered Bridge Topics, Volume LX, No. 1, Winter 2002, page 7 National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 35

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