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Sunday River Bridge

Newry, Oxford County, Maine

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

Sunday River Bridge, Newry, 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
1872[1]
Truss type
Paddleford truss[2]
Length
87 ft[1]
Vehicle access
No. Closed to traffic in 1958[1]
Parking
Not verified

Directions to mapped location

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

About this bridge

Sunday River Bridge is a covered bridge in Newry, Oxford County, Maine. It appears in the MaineDOT Historic Covered Bridges. The state record gives its construction date as 1872. Its structure is recorded as paddleford truss. Wikidata records it as crossing Sunday River. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (reference 70000059).

Bridge details

Town
Newry[3]
Location / road
About four miles northwest of North Bethel[1]
Year built
1872[1]
Truss type
Paddleford truss[2]
Length
87 ft[1]
Crosses
Sunday River[1]
National Register ref.
70000059[4]
Also known as
Artist Bidge[5]
Coordinates
44.49190, -70.84330[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.

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Sources

  1. MaineDOT: Sunday River 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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