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Lovejoy Bridge

Andover, Oxford County, Maine

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

Lovejoy Bridge, Andover, Maine
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized from the original.

At a glance

Status
Surviving (MaineDOT historic covered bridge)[1]
Year built
1868[1]
Truss type
Paddleford truss[2]
Length
70 ft[1]
Vehicle access
Reinforced in 1984 to carry local traffic[1]
Parking
Not verified

Directions to mapped location

Directions go to the bridge's mapped point, not a confirmed parking area.

About this bridge

Lovejoy Bridge is a covered bridge in Andover, Oxford County, Maine. It appears in the MaineDOT Historic Covered Bridges. The state record gives its construction date as 1868. Its structure is recorded as paddleford truss. Wikidata records it as crossing Ellis River. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (reference 70000057).

Bridge details

Town
Andover[3]
Location / road
South Andover[1]
Year built
1868[1]
Truss type
Paddleford truss[2]
Length
70 ft[1]
Crosses
Ellis River[1]
National Register ref.
70000057[4]
Coordinates
44.59360, -70.73390[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

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Sources

  1. MaineDOT: Lovejoy Bridge: checked 2026-11-01
  2. MaineDOT Historic Covered Bridges: checked 2026-11-01
  3. U.S. Census Bureau geocoder (county subdivision = town): checked 2026-11-01
  4. National Register of Historic Places (NPS), via Wikidata reference number: checked 2026-11-01
  5. Wikidata: checked 2026-11-01

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