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Waldo-Hancock Bridge

Built: 1929 - 1931
Status: out of service
Location: Verona Island, Hancock County, Maine, USA
Crosses: Penobscot River
Waldo Hancock Bridge, Maine.
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Structural Type:
Suspension bridge
truss deck
Function / usage:
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
Next to: Downeast Gateway Bridge (2006)

Persons involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Designer David Bernard Steinman

Firms, offices, etc. involved with this structure
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RoleNamePart of structure 
Owner Maine Department of Transportation
Design Robinson & Steinman
Contractor Merritt, Chapman, Scott foundations
Steel construction American Bridge Company
Construction supervision Robinson & Steinman
Rehabilitation
Contractor Cianbro
  Piasecki Steel Construction Corp.
Cables Williamsport Wirerope Works Inc.

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
cables  steel
pylons  steel
deck truss  steel
Dimensions
  main span 244 m
  total length 622 m
  height above valley floor or water 41 m
pylon   pylon height 72 m

Chronology
16 November 1931
Opened to traffic.

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External LinkA Span for All Seasons: Waldo-Hancock Bridge (1) English
External LinkA Span for All Seasons: Waldo-Hancock Bridge (2) English
External LinkBridgePros: Waldo-Hancock Bridge English
External LinkENR: Maine Cables Get Extra Support in Rare Procedure (10.11.2003) English
External LinkWaldo-Hancock Bridge Project English

Relevant Literature
* Higgins, Michael   Close-up on cables, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 1st Quarter 2005, n. 38 v. 11 .
* Jackson, Donald C.   Great American Bridges and Dams, John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA) , ISBN 0471143855, 1984; pp. 90.
* Steinman, D. B.   Waldo-Hancock Bridge, in "Engineering News Record", 17 March 1932 .

 
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