Hemlock Bridge
Fryeburg, Oxford County, Maine
Last checked 2026-11-01 · Sources · More Maine bridges
At a glance
- Status
- Surviving (MaineDOT historic covered bridge)[1]
- Year built
- 1857[1]
- Truss type
- Paddleford truss, strengthened with laminated wooden arches[2]
- Length
- 109 ft[1]
- Vehicle access
- Reinforced to carry local traffic in 1988[1]
- Parking
- Not verified
Directions go to the bridge's mapped point, not a confirmed parking area.
About this bridge
Hemlock Bridge is a covered bridge in Fryeburg, Oxford County, Maine. It appears in the MaineDOT Historic Covered Bridges. The state record gives its construction date as 1857. Its structure is recorded as paddleford truss, strengthened with laminated wooden arches. Wikidata records it as crossing Old channel of the Saco River. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (reference 70000056).
Bridge details
- Town
- Fryeburg[3]
- Location / road
- Three miles northwest of East Fryeburg[1]
- Year built
- 1857[1]
- Truss type
- Paddleford truss, strengthened with laminated wooden arches[2]
- Length
- 109 ft[1]
- Crosses
- Old channel of the Saco River[1]
- National Register ref.
- 70000056[4]
- Coordinates
- 44.07940, -70.90360[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: Maintained by, 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
- Saco River Bridge (Conway): 12.5 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Swift River Bridge (Conway): 12.6 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Jackson Bridge (Jackson): 14.7 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Bartlett Bridge (Bartlett): 14.9 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Albany Bridge (Albany): 17.5 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
Sources
- MaineDOT: Hemlock 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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