| 词条 | Babb's Bridge |
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| name = Babb's Bridge | nrhp_type = | image = WindhamME BabbsBridge 2.jpg | caption = Babb's Bridge in September 2014 | nearest_city= Gorham, Maine/Windham, Maine | coordinates = {{coord|43|45|58|N|70|26|53|W|display=inline,title}} | locmapin = Maine#USA | built = {{Start date|1843}} | architect OR builder = | architecture = | added = September 7, 1972 | area = less than one acre | governing_body = Private | refnum = 09000088[1] }}Babb's Bridge is a covered bridge spanning the Presumpscot River on Hurricane Road, between the towns of Gorham and Windham in Cumberland County, Maine. Built in 1976, it is a replica of a 19th-century bridge that stood on the site until destroyed by fire in 1973. The 1973 bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1] Description and historyBabb's Bridge is located on the Presumpscot River, carrying Hurricane Road between central-western Windham on the east side and northern Gorham on the west side. It is a single-span queenspost{{typo help inline|date=March 2019}} truss bridge, with a total structure length of {{convert|79|ft|m}} and a width of {{convert|13|ft|9|in|m}}. Its end portals have a posted height limit of {{convert|10|ft|m}}. It is covered by a gabled roof, and its side and end walls are finished in vertical board siding.[2] The present bridge is a reconstruction, dedicated in 1976, of an earlier bridge, which was destroyed by arson in 1973. The exact date of construction of the older bridge is a matter of debate. Some sources give a date as early as 1843, while the state and other sources maintain a date of 1864. The 19th-century bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 as a joint effort of the Windham and Gorham Historical Societies. Following its destruction, the towns petitioned the state to build a replica, instead of replacing the bridge with a modern structure of steel and concrete. The present bridge was built, in part as a community effort with donated materials and labor, using techniques that might have been used in the construction of the original.[2] In 2014, vandals cut holes in its roof to allow people to jump into the river below.[3] See also
References1. ^1 {{NRISref|version=2010a}} {{National Register of Historic Places}}{{Presumpscot River}}2. ^1 {{cite book|last=Evans|first=Benjamin|last2=Evans|first2=June|title=New England's Covered Bridges: A Complete Guide|pages=36–37|publisher=UPNE|isbn=9781611683851|year=2012}} 3. ^{{cite news|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2014/09/16/news/portland/vandals-cut-holes-in-roof-of-landmark-covered-bridge-in-windham/|title=Vandals cut holes in roof of landmark covered bridge in Windham|last=Pelletier|first=Jared|date=September 16, 2014|work=Bangor Daily News|publisher=WGME|accessdate=23 November 2014}} 13 : Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine|Bridges completed in 1843|Bridges completed in 1973|Bridges in Cumberland County, Maine|Covered bridges in Maine|Buildings and structures in Gorham, Maine|Buildings and structures in Windham, Maine|1843 establishments in Maine|National Register of Historic Places in Cumberland County, Maine|Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine|Road bridges in Maine|Wooden bridges in Maine|Covered bridges in the United States destroyed by arson |
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