The Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory is a cable-stayed bridge over the Penobscot River in Bucksport, Maine. It replaced the Waldo-Hancock Bridge, built in 1931. It's the state's first modern cable-stay bridge, but its faux-granite pylons are modeled on the Washington Monument, whose own granite came from hereabouts. And topping the 420-foot-tall west tower is the nation's very first bridge observatory, accessible from Fort Knox, which is itself a massive granite marvel.
Penobscot Narrows Bridge
Official name: Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory
Carries: U.S. Route 1
Crosses: Penobscot River
Locale: Bucksport, Maine
Maintained by Maine Department of Transportation
Design Cable-stayed bridge
Longest span: 161 ft (354 m)
Total length: 2120 ft (646 m)
Height: 420 ft (128 m)
Clearance below : 135 ft (41 m)
Opening date: 2006 (scheduled)
Coordinates: 44.559° N 68.803° W
www.maine.gov/mdot/pnbo/
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