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Penobscot River Bridge

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Penobscot Bridge, Spanning Penobscot River at Route 15, Bangor, Penobscot County, ME
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List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Maine
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Last remaining piece of the bridge, installed near its original location
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Transportation buildings and structures in Penobscot County, Maine
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Northeastern United States bridge (structure) stubs
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Coordinates
44°47′56″N 68°45′51″W / 44.79889°N 68.76417°W / 44.79889; -68.76417 (Penobscot Bridge)
Penobscot River
Bangor
Brewer, Maine
truss bridge
Bangor
Brewer, Maine
American Bridge Company
Boston Bridge Works
Historic American Engineering Record
Maine
U.S. Route 1A
Route 15
Penobscot River
I-395
Veterans Remembrance Bridge
List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Maine
List of bridges in the United States
"Penobscot Bridge"
Historic American Engineering Record
Library of Congress
New Penobscot Bridge (1997)
Structurae
Last remaining piece of the bridge, installed near its original location
Historic American Engineering Record
Penobscot Bridge, Spanning Penobscot River at Route 15, Bangor, Penobscot County, ME
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