Tukey's Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Tukey's Bridge
Carries:Eight auto lanes;
walking trail
Crosses:Back Cove
Locale:Portland, Maine
Open:1960
Coordinates:43.6763°N -70.2565°W

Tukey's Bridge is a bridge connecting the neighborhoods of Munjoy Hill and East Deering in Portland, Maine. It is part of Interstate 295, U.S. Route 1, and Washington Avenue (State Route 26).

Back Cove Trail crosses the bridge on its western side.

History

Several bridges by the same name have existed connecting the areas.[1] [2] The current bridge was completed in 1960 and named for Lemuel Tukey, a tavern owner and tax collector from the Back Cove area of Portland in the late 18th century.[3] It replaced a bridge completed around 1898, and which carried the Portland and Yarmouth Electric Railway.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.usm.maine.edu/~lsavage/UrbanGeographyProjects/transportation/trains.htm History of Trains in Portland
  2. http://king.portlandschools.org/files/onexpedition/expeditionproducts/cobblestones/files/trail/tukeysbridge/tukeysbridge.html Back Cove Bridge : Tukey's Bridge
  3. https://www.aaroads.com/interstate-guide/i-295-me.html I 295
  4. Book: Cummings, Osmond Richard . Portland Railroad: Part I, historical development and operations . Connecticut Valley Chapter, National Railway Historical Society Inc. . 1957 . 16.