Tukey's Bridge is a bridge connecting the neighborhoods of Munjoy Hill and East Deering in Portland, Maine. It is part of Interstate 295, U.S. Route 1, and Washington Avenue (State Route 26).
Tukey's Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Tukey's Bridge from the west, above Back Cove | |
| Coordinates | 43°40′35″N 70°15′23″W / 43.6763°N 70.2565°W |
| Carries | Eight auto lanes;   I-295 / US 1 / SR 26 walking trail |
| Crosses | Back Cove |
| Locale | Portland, Maine |
| History | |
| Opened | 1960 |
| Location | |
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Back Cove Trail crosses the bridge on its western side.
History
editSeveral bridges by the same name have existed connecting the areas.[1][2] The current bridge was completed in 1960 and named for Lemuel Tukey, a tavern owner and tax collector from the Back Cove area of Portland in the late 18th century.[3] It replaced a bridge completed around 1898, and which carried the Portland and Yarmouth Electric Railway.[4]
Further reading
editReferences
edit- ^ History of Trains in Portland Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine University of Southern Maine
- ^ Back Cove Bridge : Tukey's Bridge Archived 2012-07-13 at archive.today
- ^ I 295 Interstate-guide.com
- ^ Cummings, Osmond Richard (1957). Portland Railroad: Part I, historical development and operations. Connecticut Valley Chapter, National Railway Historical Society Inc. p. 16.
- "Tukey Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 30 September 1980. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
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