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The Lovejoy Bridge is a historic covered bridge in South Andover, Maine. It is a Paddleford truss bridge, which carries Covered Bridge Road over the Ellis River, about north of
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. Built in 1868, it is one of a small number of 19th-century covered bridges remaining in the state, and it is the state's shortest covered bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.


Description

The Ellis River cuts a meandering course through the town of Andover, joining the Androscoggin River at Rumford Point. There has probably been a bridge at this site in southern Andover since the early 19th century, as the river course narrows sufficiently, and provides a crossing point for people traveling between Rumford Point and the main village of Andover, which is located further north. This bridge was built in 1868, but it is known that a small village already existed nearby, suggesting the existence of a previous bridge. The bridge is long and wide, with a roadway width of and an internal clearance of . It rests on abutments built out of large granite blocks. The bridge has a gabled roof, giving it a total height of . Its sides are sheathed in vertical boards, and the gable ends have been trimmed. The bridge was reinforced in 1984 to support local traffic.


See also

*National Register of Historic Places listings in Oxford County, Maine *List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Maine *List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine *List of Maine covered bridges


References


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* {{National Register of Historic Places Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine Bridges completed in 1868 Bridges in Oxford County, Maine Historic American Engineering Record in Maine National Register of Historic Places in Oxford County, Maine Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine Wooden bridges in Maine Long truss bridges in the United States