Porter-Parsonfield Bridge
Porter, Oxford County, Maine
Last checked 2026-11-01 · Sources · More Maine bridges
At a glance
- Status
- Surviving (MaineDOT historic covered bridge)[1]
- Year built
- 1859[1]
- Truss type
- Paddleford truss, strengthened with laminated wooden arches[2]
- Length
- 152 ft[1]
- Vehicle access
- No. Closed to traffic in 1960[1]
- Parking
- Not verified
Directions go to the bridge's mapped point, not a confirmed parking area.
About this bridge
Porter-Parsonfield Bridge is a covered bridge in Porter, Oxford County, Maine. It appears in the MaineDOT Historic Covered Bridges. The state record gives its construction date as 1859. Its structure is recorded as paddleford truss, strengthened with laminated wooden arches. Wikidata records it as crossing Ossipee River. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (reference 70000058).
Bridge details
- Town
- Porter[3]
- Location / road
- One-half mile south of Porter[1]
- Year built
- 1859[1]
- Truss type
- Paddleford truss, strengthened with laminated wooden arches[2]
- Length
- 152 ft[1]
- Crosses
- Ossipee River[1]
- National Register ref.
- 70000058[4]
- Also known as
- Parsonsfield-Porter Bridge[5]
- Coordinates
- 43.79170, -70.93830[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
- Whittier Bridge (Ossipee): 13.8 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Saco River Bridge (Conway): 15.9 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Swift River Bridge (Conway): 16.1 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Hemlock Bridge (Fryeburg): 20.0 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Albany Bridge (Albany): 21.1 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
Sources
- MaineDOT: Porter Parsonsfield 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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