Babb's Bridge
Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine
Last checked 2026-11-01 · Sources · More Maine bridges
At a glance
- Status
- Replica or rebuilt: exact replica built after the 1973 fire, reopened 1976 (MaineDOT)[1]
- Year built
- 1840 (original); burned 1973, replica reopened to traffic 1976[1]
- Truss type
- Howe truss (MaineDOT); MaineDOT describes the 1976 reconstruction as a queenpost truss[2]
- Length
- Not verified
- Vehicle access
- Not verified
- Parking
- Not verified
Directions go to the bridge's mapped point, not a confirmed parking area.
About this bridge
Babb's Bridge is a covered bridge in Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine. It appears in the MaineDOT Historic Covered Bridges. The state record gives its construction date as 1840 (original); burned 1973, replica reopened to traffic 1976. Its structure is recorded as howe truss (MaineDOT); MaineDOT describes the 1976 reconstruction as a queenpost truss. Wikidata records it as crossing Presumpscot River. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (reference 09000088).
Bridge details
- Town
- Gorham[3]
- Year built
- 1840 (original); burned 1973, replica reopened to traffic 1976[1]
- Truss type
- Howe truss (MaineDOT); MaineDOT describes the 1976 reconstruction as a queenpost truss[2]
- Crosses
- Presumpscot River[1]
- National Register ref.
- 09000088[4]
- Coordinates
- 43.76610, -70.44810[5]
Visiting
We have no official parking, accessibility or opening information for this bridge. Many covered bridges sit on working town roads. Park only where it is legal and safe, respect private property and posted signs, and check town or state notices for closures.
Not verified
We have not found an official source for: Length, Maintained by, Vehicle access, Parking, Accessibility, Opening hours or seasonal closures. We leave these blank rather than guess. Never assume a road means you can drive, park or walk here.
Map
Red dot: this bridge. Green dots: nearest bridges in our list. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Nearby bridges
- Porter-Parsonfield Bridge (Porter): 24.5 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Hemlock Bridge (Fryeburg): 31.3 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Saco River Bridge (Conway): 36.5 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Swift River Bridge (Conway): 36.7 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Whittier Bridge (Ossipee): 38.3 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
Sources
- MaineDOT: Babbs Bridge: checked 2026-11-01
- MaineDOT Historic Covered Bridges: checked 2026-11-01
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder (county subdivision = town): checked 2026-11-01
- National Register of Historic Places (NPS), via Wikidata reference number: checked 2026-11-01
- Wikidata: checked 2026-11-01
- Wikipedia article (background reading; not used for facts on this page)
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