New Portland Wire Bridge
Wire Bridge Rd., over the Carrabasssett River
New Portland, Maine
New Portland Wire Bridge is located in Somerset County, Maine certified as a historic location on Monday January 12, 1970. This location is a protected historic place because of historical significance relating to Transportation, more specifically a Road-Related. New Portland Wire Bridge was nominated by as a historic location by State Government based on Architecture/Engineering and its significance in Engineering.
New Portland Wire Bridge Information
Other Name: Col. Morses' Fool BridgeOwnership Type: State
Type of Resource: Structure
Level of Governmental Significance: State
Architect, builder, or engineer: Morse,Col. F. B.
Architectural Style: Wire (suspension) Bridge
Restricted Archeological Site: Not Listed as a Restricted Site
New Portland Wire Bridge Size Data
Acres occupied by this site: 3Number of historically contributing buildings: 0
Number of historically contributing sites: 0
Number of historically contributing structures: 1
Number of historically contributing objects: 0
Number of noncontributing buildings: 0
Number of noncontributing sites: 0
Number of noncontributing structures: 0
Number of noncontributing objects: 0
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