Deer Island Bridge Engineering Marvel
by Elizabeth Dow
Title
Deer Island Bridge Engineering Marvel
Artist
Elizabeth Dow
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Photograph - Photographs
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Sailing underneath The Deer Isle Bridge was a thrill! We had driven over the bridge in 2020, but to sail underneath was a surreal event! Looking forward to seeing her again this summer!
"The Deer Isle Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning Eggemoggin Reach in the state of Maine. The bridge is the only vehicular connection from the Maine mainland to Little Deer Isle, one of the segments that make up the island. The span was completed in March 1939 with a main span of 1,088 feet (332 m). The bridge was designed by Holton Duncan Robinson and David Bernard Steinman. It encountered wind stability problems that were similar to those of the Whitestone Bridge and the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge, which collapsed shortly after it opened. The problems led to modifications which included numerous cable stays connecting cables to the tower and tower to the deck. The span today carries two narrow lanes of State Route 15."
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May 29th, 2023
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