Hancock-Sullivan, Me. Bridge. 2.

Hancock-Sullivan, Me. Bridge. 2.

The Hancock-Sullivan, Maine bridge looking across toward Sullivan from the location of the 'Waukeag' ferry that it replaced. One of the ferry scows is on the mudflat at the left edge of the photo. Appears to be construction activity around base of Sullivan side abuttment. See also 106695. The singing bridge connects Hancock and Sullivan over the narrows between Frenchman’s and Taunton Bays. The old bridge had a steel mesh roadway and every time a car ran over it, it roared like a banshee. That steel-truss bridge was replaced in 1999 by the “silent bridge,” made from prosaic concrete. The singing bridge was opened in 1926, replacing, after many years, the original wooden toll bridge that was washed away by winter ice a few years after it opened in the 1820s. Between bridges, a ferry ran from south shore to north — a flat boat that held one carriage at a time and charged a dime for a crossing. The Waukeag Ferry went out of business when the Singing Bridge opened. Richard Nilson