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New Portland Wire Bridge

Maine, US

New Portland Wire Bridge

The New Portland Wire Bridge is a historic suspension bridge in New Portland, Maine, United States. The bridge carries Wire Bridge Road across the Carrabassett River a short way north of the village center. Built in the mid-19th century, it is one of four 19th-century suspension bridges in the state

. It is one lane wide, and has a weight limit of 3 short tons (2.7 t). The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and was designated as a Maine Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1990.

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