Take it to the Bridge

When the Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory opens for pedestrians this month -- tentatively scheduled for October 14, with motorized traffic beginning in November -- it will mark the public introduction of a span that promises to become a new Maine landmark. Here are a few of the less-obvious reasons why.

5 miles
Total length of the 288 pilings driven to bedrock to support the Verona Island tower.

331 miles
Total length of the epoxy-coated strands that make up the bridge cables; roughly equal to the distance from Portland to Fort Kent.

 




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