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Penobscot
County, Maine
(WGN
19-10-A) (WGCB ME-10-A): (1987)
A single-span non authentic Stringer truss with Town lattice truss supporting
the roof 52' 5.5" over Blackman's Stream. Located: On
the grounds of the Maine Forest and Logging Museum, Inc., 5.6 miles northeast
of the locality of Eddington, Maine, within the Bradley, Maine town line.
Directions: In Eddington, Maine, at the jct. of SR 9 and SR 178,
go north on SR 178 for 4.4 miles to Government Road on the right (east),
turn right onto Government Road, and go 1.2 miles to the parking area for
Leonard’s Mills, at the Maine Forest and Logging Museum. (After 1
mile on Government Road, the road to the museum bears right.) There
is no admission fee to the museum, but donations are gratefully accepted
in a donation box inside the covered bridge. At first glance, this
is an old, historic covered bridge. However, it has been designed
to appear that way. Details behind the construction of this bridge
are interesting. In 1964, the Leonard’s Mills project acquired a
U.S. Government military surplus Bailey bridge to provide a substantial
bridge across Blackman's Stream, the primary entrance into the “historic”
village. In 1987, a Town lattice truss covering for the steel span
was designed to provide a roof and conceal the steel stringer members of
the Bailey bridge. The structure actually rests on a steel pad on
each of its four corners rather than the typical stone or concrete abutments,
and the deck is covered with crosswise planks and lengthwise plank runners
in the traffic area. The sides, both of which have three windows,
are covered with unpainted, weathered, vertical board and batten siding
and the portals with similar material in random widths. It also features a wood shake roof. Also known as the
Lenonard's
Mill Covered Bridge. It does not qualify to be entered on the
National Register of Historic Places. (May 2006) |
