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Duck Brook Motor Bridge Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Structures, Transportation, Bridge	Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service		Bar Harbor	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Duck Brook Motor Bridge Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-3581 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Transportation, Bridge Creator: Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service Place: Bar Harbor Description: The largest bridge that you've probably never seen on Mount Desert Island is the Duck Brook Motor Road Bridge. Ironically, anyone who drives the Park Loop Road, starting from the Hulls Cove Visitor Center, travels over the bridge (located here), but few people see the bridge itself. That's too bad since it is by far the longest and tallest bridge in the park. In fact, it's the largest continuous concrete arch deck bridge in the eastern United States. At 402' long (not counting the 65' approaches on each side) and having a center arch span of 95', it dwarfs every carriage road bridge in the park, the longest being Amphitheater at 245' and the tallest being Duck Brook at 43' (yes, there are two Duck Brook bridges, one for people and bikes, and this one for cars). An architectural drawing of the bridge indicates a height of 100' from the top of the 30" high parapet guardwall to the water below. So how does the largest road-related structure in Acadia National Park go unnoticed? There are three reasons. First, from above you might not realize you are driving over a bridge because the roadway and shoulders look much like other portions of the loop road. If you happen to park at the turnout located southeast of the bridge, then walk atop the bridge and look over the side, you only get a glimpse of the three stone arches. To really see them, you have to hike down to the brook, but there is no trail and the terrain is dangerously steep. Second, the only view from below is along the narrow and busy stretch of Route 3 between Sonogee and the Holiday Inn. At 40 mph, you wouldn't see the bridge even if you knew the exact instant when and where to look. Finally, from below, the bridge is almost entirely obscured in summer by deciduous trees growing in the deep ravine that the bridge spans. To see this magnificent structure which was constructed from 1950 to 1953 using granite from Hall Quarry in Somesville, you have to seek it out at the right time of year. The Duck Brook Motor Road Bridge is truly a hidden architectural and historical gem. John D. Rockefeller purchased the land for the Paradise Hill Road where the bridge is located, donated the land to to the park, and was involved in planning the road as early as 1934, but World War II and subsequent funding shortages delayed the start of construction. As many as 75 men were on the job at one time with total labor estimated at 92,000 hours. Total cost of the structure was $366,000 making it the most expensive road-related structure in the park at the time of its completion. George Soules - November 2015 [show more] File Attachments: Duck Brook Motor Bridge.pdf …Brook Motor Bridge Name: Duck Brook Bridge What: Bridge Location: Spans Duck Brook on Paradise Hill Road, 1 mile SE of Hulls Cove Visitor Center Town: Bar …Harbor State: Maine Map and Lot Numbers: Map: US GEO 1956 ANP - Duck Brook Bridges GPS (Global Positioning System) Latitude, Longitude: 44.399176, me0254data.pdf …DUCK BROOK BRIDGE Acadia National Park Roads & Bridges Spanning Duck Brook on Paradise Hill Road Bar Harbor Vicinity Hancock County Maine WRITTEN HISTORICAL …LOCATION Spanning Duck Brook on Paradise Hill Road, 1 mile SE of Hulls Cove Visitor Center, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor vicinity. …Bar Harbor, ME: Friends of Acadia, 1993. Newspaper Articles "Acadia's Stone Bridges Link Past and Future," Bar Harbor [ME] Times, 23 April 1987. …Bar Harbor, ME. Brown's Studio,
Duck Brook Carriage Road Bridge Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Structures, Transportation, Bridge			Acadia National Park	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Duck Brook Carriage Road Bridge Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-14234 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Transportation, Bridge Place: Acadia National Park File Attachment: Duck Brook Carriage Road Bridge.pdf …Desert, ME 04660, Printed by The Bar Harbor Times Print Shop, 1985, 1986, 1987. See also: Duck Brook Motor Bridge
Larry Wescott Postcard Collection Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Other Places, Island Places, Road Places, Town Structures, Transportation, Bridge Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Vessels, Boat	Augustus D. Phillips, Robert Charlton, John Veltri, Margot Heugebauer, Donald B. Phillips, Luther Phillips		Maine		Larry Wescott Postcard Collection Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6994 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Other Places, Island Places, Road Places, Town Structures, Transportation, Bridge Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Vessels, Boat Creator: Augustus D. Phillips, Robert Charlton, John Veltri, Margot Heugebauer, Donald B. Phillips, Luther Phillips Place: Maine Description: ...Beyond Steel Harbor and Head Harbor Islands is Englishman Bay. 5...Highway One, this view across Frenchman Bay shows part of the Mount Desert Hills. 1532 foot Cadillac Mountain, center, in Bar Harbor, is the highest land...Harbor, Maine...To the west is Cadillac Mountain in Bar Harbor. Aerial photograph. 44...
Four images of Duck Brook Motor Bridge Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	Structures, Transportation, Bridge	Lowe - Jet Lowe	1995-05		Copyright Not Evaluated	Four images of Duck Brook Motor Bridge Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-13324 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Transportation, Bridge Creator: Lowe - Jet Lowe Date: 1995-05 Description: These images are part of the Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service. See the attached PDF file titled "Index to Black & White Photographs" for a description of each image. File Attachment: me0254cap.pdf …AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD INDEX TO PHOTOGRAPHS DUCK BROOK BRIDGE f*Paradise Hill Road, spanning Duck Brook >Acadia National Park Roads and Bridges Bar …Harbor Vicinity Hancock County Maine HAERNO.ME-30 INDEX TO BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS JET LOWE, PHOTOGRAPHER, MAY 1995 ME-30-1 DUCK BROOK BRIDGE IN
Duck Brook Bridge Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative	Structures, Transportation, Bridge	LaRue Spiker		Bar Harbor, Maine		Duck Brook Bridge Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-8342 Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative Subject: Structures, Transportation, Bridge Creator: LaRue Spiker Place: Bar Harbor, Maine Description: Duck Brook bridge
Duck Brook Bridge Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative	Structures, Transportation, Bridge	LaRue Spiker		Bar Harbor, Maine		Duck Brook Bridge Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-8343 Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative Subject: Structures, Transportation, Bridge Creator: LaRue Spiker Place: Bar Harbor, Maine Description: Duck Brook bridge
Otter Creek Bridge Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph	Events Structures, Transportation, Bridge		1889	Bar Harbor, Otter Creek		Otter Creek Bridge Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-4439 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events Structures, Transportation, Bridge Date: 1889 Place: Bar Harbor, Otter Creek Description: Wooden bridge on site of present causeway. Note on back states Jan 25, 1889. In course of construction, demolished by gale.
Otter Creek Bridge Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph	Structures, Transportation, Bridge		ca. 1890	Bar Harbor, Otter Creek		Otter Creek Bridge Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-5022 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Transportation, Bridge Date: ca. 1890 Place: Bar Harbor, Otter Creek Description: Otter Creek wooden bridge from eastern shore. Collected for "Mount Desert: an Informal History". Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
Otter Creek Causeway Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph	Structures, Transportation, Bridge	William D. Hocker	1989	Bar Harbor, Otter Creek		Otter Creek Causeway Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-5023 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Transportation, Bridge Creator: William D. Hocker Date: 1989 Place: Bar Harbor, Otter Creek Description: Otter Creek causeway from eastern shore. Lobster boat moorings accessed from Park Loop Road. Lobstermen from Otter Creek. Bridge and causeway are part of Acadia National Park. Photograph taken for "Mount Desert: an informal history".
Otter Creek Causeway Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph	Structures, Transportation, Bridge	William D. Hocker	1989	Bar Harbor, Otter Creek		Otter Creek Causeway Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-5024 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Transportation, Bridge Creator: William D. Hocker Date: 1989 Place: Bar Harbor, Otter Creek Description: Otter Creek causeway from eastern shore. Shows pedestrian and mini-van. Photograph taken for "Mount Desert: an informal history".
Otter Creek showing Russian Tea Room Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House, Farmhouse Structures, Transportation, Bridge		1880's	Bar Harbor, Otter Creek		Otter Creek showing Russian Tea Room Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-5021 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Farmhouse Structures, Transportation, Bridge Date: 1880's Place: Bar Harbor, Otter Creek Description: Otter Creek from western shore. Shows wooden bridge, Russian Tea Room to right of trees above water. Farm dates from 1880's. Collected for "Mount Desert: an Informal History". Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.

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