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Big Stillwater Covered Bridge

Old Town, Penobscot County, Maine

Last checked 2026-11-01 · Sources · More Maine bridges

No licensed photo of this bridge found on Wikimedia Commons yet.

At a glance

Status
Lost: MaineDOT says the Stillwater Bridge near Orono was replaced in 1951[1]
Year built
1835[2]
Truss type
Not verified
Length
Not verified
Vehicle access
Not verified
Parking
Not verified

This bridge is recorded as lost. The map point marks its former site.

This page has limited verified data (no official state or National Register record; status is lost or unconfirmed; only 3 sourced facts (needs 4)), so we keep it out of search engines until it is improved.

About this bridge

Big Stillwater Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Old Town, Penobscot County, Maine. The Wikidata record gives its construction date as 1835. Wikidata records it as crossing Stillwater River. Lost: MaineDOT says the Stillwater Bridge near Orono was replaced in 1951.

Bridge details

Town
Old Town[3]
Year built
1835[2]
Crosses
Stillwater River[2]
Also known as
Old Town Covered Bridge[2]
Coordinates
44.91201, -68.68472[2]

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: Truss type, Length, Maintained by, Vehicle access, National Register ref., 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

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Sources

  1. MaineDOT Historic Covered Bridges: checked 2026-11-01
  2. Wikidata: checked 2026-11-01
  3. U.S. Census Bureau geocoder (county subdivision = town): checked 2026-11-01

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