Lovejoy Bridge

	Lovejoy Bridge
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Over Ellis River, South Andover, Maine
Coordinates	44°35′36″N 70°44′00″W / 44.59333°N 70.73333°W
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1868
Architectural style	Paddleford truss
NRHP reference No.	70000057
Added to NRHP	February 16, 1970

The Lovejoy Bridge is a historic covered bridge in South Andover, Maine. It is a Paddleford truss bridge, which carries Covered Bridge Road over the Ellis River, about 9 miles (14 km) north of US Route 2. Built in 1868, it is one of a small number of 19th-century covered bridges remaining in the state, and it is the state's shortest covered bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.^[1]

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The Ellis River cuts a meandering course through the town of Andover, joining the Androscoggin River at Rumford Point. There has probably been a bridge at this site in southern Andover since the early 19th century, as the river course narrows sufficiently, and provides a crossing point for people traveling between Rumford Point and the main village of Andover, which is located further north. This bridge was built in 1868, but it is known that a small village already existed nearby, suggesting the existence of a previous bridge.^[2]

The bridge is 70 feet (21 m) long and 20 feet (6.1 m) wide, with a roadway width of 17 feet (5.2 m) and an internal clearance of 14 feet (4.3 m). It rests on abutments built out of large granite blocks. The bridge has a gabled roof, giving it a total height of 22 feet (6.7 m). Its sides are sheathed in vertical boards, and the gable ends have been trimmed.^[2] The bridge was reinforced in 1984 to support local traffic.^[3]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "NRHP nomination for Lovejoy Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
^ "Lovejoy Bridge". Maine Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2014-11-28.

External links[edit]

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. ME-4, "Lovejoy Bridge, Andover, Oxford County, ME", 3 photos, 1 data page, 1 photo caption page

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[NRHP-2] "NRHP nomination for Lovejoy Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-11-28.

[dot-3] "Lovejoy Bridge". Maine Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2014-11-28.

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