Saint Leonard–Van Buren Bridge

Saint Leonard–Van Buren Bridge
Saint Leonard–Van Buren Bridge
	Bridge over the Saint John River with Van Buren in the background
Coordinates	47°09′35″N 67°55′51″W / 47.1597°N 67.9309°WCoordinates: 47°09′35″N 67°55′51″W / 47.1597°N 67.9309°W
Crosses	St. John River
History
Designer	Elmer E. Greenwood
Opened	1912
Rebuilt	1972
	Saint Leonard–Van Buren Bridge Location of Saint Leonard-Van Buren Bridge Saint Leonard–Van Buren Bridge Saint Leonard–Van Buren Bridge (Maine)

The Saint Leonard–Van Buren Bridge is an international bridge, which connects the communities of St. Leonard, New Brunswick in Canada and Van Buren, Maine in the United States,^[1] across the Saint John River.^[2]

Transport Canada estimated the bridge's traffic at 272,425 vehicles annually in 2006.

History

The bridge was first constructed in 1911, replacing a cable ferry, and opened in 1912.^[3] It was designed and construction overseen by Elmer E. Greenwood, who was the principal bridge designer for the state of Maine from the period 1904–1916. The current structure replaced the original bridge in 1972.

Access to the public sidewalk to the right the roadway on the bridge is said to have been closed for safety reasons following the flood of 2008.

References

↑ "Town of Van Buren, ME". Retrieved 27 February 2016.
↑ "St Leonard-Van Buren Bridge". Retrieved 27 February 2016.
↑ "Maine Memory Network - Van Buren to Saint Leonard Bridge" (photo). Maine Memory Network. c. 1930. Retrieved 27 February 2016.

External links

Transport Canada
Who’s Who in Engineering: 1922, edited by John W. Leonard, Brooklyn, NY. Page 525, Elmer E. Greenwood
Flood of April and May 2008 in Northern Maine

Coordinates: 47°09′34.92″N 67°55′51.24″W / 47.1597000°N 67.9309000°W / 47.1597000; -67.9309000

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[1] "Town of Van Buren, ME". Retrieved 27 February 2016.

[2] "St Leonard-Van Buren Bridge". Retrieved 27 February 2016.

[3] "Maine Memory Network - Van Buren to Saint Leonard Bridge" (photo). Maine Memory Network. c. 1930. Retrieved 27 February 2016.

Saint John River Watershed
Tributaries	Allagash River Aroostook River Baker Branch Saint John River Becaguimec Stream Big Black River Birch River Blackwater River Campbell Branch Little Black River River De Chute Daaquam River Fish River Hammond River Jemseg River Kennebecasis River Keswick River Little Black River Little Machias River Little Madawaska River Little River Little Saint Roch River Little Southwest Branch Saint John River Machias River Madawaska River Meduxnekeag River Musquacook Stream Nashwaak River Nerepis River North Branch Birch River North Branch Blackwater River North Branch Meduxnekeag River Northwest Branch Saint John River Oromocto River Red River Saint Croix Stream Saint Francis River Shields Branch South Branch Birch River South Branch Blackwater River South Branch Machias River South Branch Meduxnekeag River Southwest Branch Saint John River Tobique River West Branch Little Black River
Lakes	Baker Lake Beau Lake Chemquasabamticook Lake Churchill Lake Clear Lake Cross Lake Eagle Lake (Allagash R.) Eagle Lake (Fish R.) Fish River Lake Glazier Lake Grand Lake Long Lake Mactaquac Lake Millinocket Lake Mud Lake Munsungan Lake Musquacook Lakes Lake Pohenegamook Portage Lake Saint Froid Lake Saint John Ponds Scopan Lake Square Lake Umsaskis Lake
Towns	Allagash Ashland Blaine Bridgewater Caribou Eagle Lake Easton Edmundston Florenceville-Bristol Fort Fairfield Fort Kent Fredericton Frenchville Grand Bay–Westfield Grand Falls Grand Isle Hampton Hartland Hodgdon Houlton Lac-Frontière Limestone Littleton Madawaska Mapleton Mars Hill Masardis Monticello Nackawic New Limerick Oromocto Perham Perth-Andover Pohénégamook Portage Lake Presque Isle Quispamsis Rivière-Bleue Rothesay Sainte Agatha Saint-Camille-de-Lellis Saint-Cyprien Saint Francis Saint John Saint-Just-de-Bretenières Saint-Léonard Saint-Marcel Saint-Pamphile Saint-Zacharie Stockholm Sussex Van Buren Washburn Westfield Woodstock
Landmarks	Allagash Wilderness Waterway Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Clair–Fort Kent Bridge Edmundston–Madawaska Bridge Florenceville Bridge Fort Kent Hartland Bridge North Maine Woods Reversing Falls Saint John Harbour Bridge Saint John River High Level Crossing Saint Leonard–Van Buren Bridge Tinker Dam Watson Settlement Bridge

Saint Leonard–Van Buren Bridge

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