NEW SHARON — A day after the old iron bridge crossing the Sandy River failed to fall after dynamite charges went off, a project manager explained what happened. Steel on the 1916 iron bridge was cast into the concrete abutment closest to the Farmington end, which prevented the bridge from initially dropping into the Sandy […]
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New Sharon bridge comes down with dynamite and jackhammer
NEW SHARON – The dynamite charges went off but the old iron bridge didn’t budge Thursday. It took more than three hours of an excavator with a jackhammer attached to bring it down shortly before 5:30 p.m., Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. Deputies will provide security at the site overnight, he said. People […]
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New Sharon bridge demolition work to begin
NEW SHARON — A Freeport company expects to begin removing the 1916 iron bridge over the Sandy River soon, Peter Krakoff, vice president of CPM Constructors, said Monday. The company was the low bidder at $346,764, according to the Maine Department of Transportation website. “We are going to remove the bridge, probably, in 2½ weeks,” […]
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Decision on failing New Sharon bridge expected this week
NEW SHARON — Selectmen will discuss the removal of the historic iron bridge over the Sandy River on Wednesday. The Maine Department of Transportation notified town officials the 1916 bridge is in imminent danger of failing, Board of Selectmen Chairman Maynard Webster said Tuesday. He expects selectmen to make a decision on removal of the […]