Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-12-25
ELLSWORTH BRIDGES.

ELLSWORTH BRIDGES.
statistics G altered for State Highway
Department.
The State commissioner of highways has
been gathering bridge statistics from
towns and cities all over the State.
Among the great fights Of several past
legislative sessions have been the attempts
to pass q general bridge bill. The first
was introduced some four sessions ago and
provided that the State should take over
ali the longer bridges OF the State, paying
a certain amount for them, and should
thereafter maintain them. Fully one-half
OF the members of the legislature COM
mitted themselves to the support OF the
measure. Seeing only the fact that they
might have some expensive bridges in
their constituency which the voters would
like to have unloaded upon the State,
senators and representatives hastened to
get themselves on record as in favor Of this
seemingly popular measure.
The newspapers brought out the fact
that the bill as then famed would cost the
State some $1,000, 600, and even then the
bill nearly received passage.
Each succeeding session the measure
has come up, although in less radical
form, and at the last session nearly Sc
cured passage, being beaten by the menu
bers from the cities and from the counties
in which there are few large bridges.
One Of the chief objections to the
measure has been it's Indebtedness,
as there has seemed to be little limit to
the amount that it might cost the State.
The next legislature will be in position
to approach this subject intelligently, o.
the result OF an order that was introduced
the last session authorizing the Statetom-
missioner OF highways to make an
investigation to ascertain the length,
physical character and condition, original
cost and annual cost of maintenance,
together with such other information az
he may deem pertinent or necessary, con-
corning each and every bridge within the
State.
1t is to gain this information that the
State commissioners Of highways has sent
out blanks to all city and town clerks for
information concerning every bridge over
six feet in length. City Clerk Cunning
ham, OF Ellsworth, has carefully compiled
the information concerning Ellsworth
bridges, and forwarded it to Augusta. He
finds total OF nineteen bridges over six
feet in length in Ellsworth. They are
as follows:
Main street, Union river; length, 40 feet;
width roadway, Isl feet; sidewalks Il feet;
cost, s5,77s; built In 1857.
Infant street, Union river; length, 1oS feet;
width, 1871 feet; cost, o., 800; built in 1907.
Bangor road, Union river; length, 1872 feet;
width, II feet; cost $4,000; built In 1901.
Mariaville road, Union river (Brimmer's
BRIDGE; length, 204 feet; width, 1si feet;
cost, si,4oo; built 1922; rebuilt, 1887.
North Ellsworth, winkumpaugh stream;
length, IS feet; width, 10 feet; estimated
cost, $3.50.
Bangor road, Tourtelotte Cor Dunham) brook.
length, 80 feet; width, IA feet; estimated
cost, $3.50.
Old Bangor road, Tourtelotte (or Dunham)
brook, length, % feet; width, II feet; esti-
mated cost, e200.
Old Bangor road, Branch pond stream; length,
80 feet; width, IS feet; estimated cost, $500.
Branch Pond stream tnear Hooper milp,
length, 81 feet; width, Is feet estimated
cost $500.
Branch Pond stream (near Hooper mill),
length, 81 feet; width, 12i feet; estimated
cost, $3.50.
Old Bangor road, Branch Pond stream (Bon-
sey BRIDGE, length, 81 feet; width, 14l feet;
estimated cost, $500.
Lakewood, Reeds brook, length. 5feet; width,
l64 feet; estimated cost, $3.50.
Water street, Cards brook, length, 1871 feet;
width, 1871 feet; estimated cost, $3.50.
Bayside road, Whittaker's brook, length, 16t
feet; width, 10 feet; estimated cost, 800.
High street, Cards brook; length, 20 feet
width, 90 feet; estimated cost, $3.50.
Doggy Brook road, Boggy brook; length, q
feet width, Is feet; estimated cost, $3.50.
Nicolin roads Doggy brook; length, IS feet;
width, 10 feet; estimated cost, $50; built in
1894.
Shore road, near the Whitcomb, Haynes & Co.
mill; length. q feet: width, 80 feet; esti-
mated cost, $50.
Shore road new bridge now building,, length,
81 feet; width, Is feet.