North by East; Old Bridge, New Cliques: When is a local landmark worth saving? In Brunswick and Topsham, the fate of the adored by dilapidated Green Bridge has residents at loggerheads.

Authors

Carly Berlin

Source

Down East

Date

9-2017

Volume Number

VOL. 64, NO. 2

Pages

34-39

Abstract

A group of residents of Brunswick and Topsham are fighting to save the historic but rusty steel bridge that separates the twin towns. Due to its poor condition, the Maine Department of Transportation has slated the bridge for demolition. Friends of the Frank J. Wood bridge are waging a battle to rehabilitate the bridge rather than replace it due to its aesthetics and significance as a historic landmark.

Subjects

Historical Icons, Truss Bridge, John Shattuck, Phinney White, Steve Stern, Arlene Morris, Preservation, Green Bridge, Failing Infrastructure, John Graham, Friends of the Frank J. Wood Bridge, Brunswick, Topsham, MDOT,

Recommended Citation

Berlin, Carly, "North by East; Old Bridge, New Cliques: When is a local landmark worth saving? In Brunswick and Topsham, the fate of the adored by dilapidated Green Bridge has residents at loggerheads." (2017). Maine News Index - Down East Magazine. 4823.
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