Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory

The Penobscot Narrows Bridge is a 2,120-foot-long cable-stayed bridge that carries US 1/SR 3 over the Penobscot River. It connects to , in the U.S. state of .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Knox and Bucksport station.

Fort
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, now State Park or State Historic Site, is located on the western bank of the Penobscot River in the town of , about 5 miles from the mouth of the river. is situated 2,300 feet north of Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory.

Railway station
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The Bucksport Railroad Station is a historic railroad station on Main Street in , . The station was built in 1874 by the European and North American Railway, and is one of a small number of surviving rural railroad stations in Maine. is situated 1 mile north of Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory.

Apartment building
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is a historic Methodist seminary building on Franklin Street in . Built in 1850-51 by the Eastern Maine Methodist Conference, it housed East Maine Conference Seminary, which was the only Methodist seminary in eastern Maine, and was the only seminary in . is situated 1 mile north of Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Verona Island and Bucksport.

Village
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is a town located on an island of the same name in the Penobscot River in , , United States. The population was 507 at the 2020 census.

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is a historical town in , Maine, United States. The population was 4,944 at the 2020 census. is across the Penobscot River estuary from Fort Knox and the Penobscot Narrows Bridge, which replaced the .

Village
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is a town in , , United States. The population was 698 at the 2020 census. The most prominent landmark in is , a large 19th-century fort. is situated 3 miles west of Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory.

Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory

Latitude
44.55992° or 44° 33′ 36″ north
Longitude
-68.8017° or 68° 48′ 6″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
87PHH55X+X8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1361553638
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Geo­Names ID
7232225
Wiki­data ID
Q7164519
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to German—“Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “佩诺布斯科特海峡大桥及观测台”
  • Dutch: “Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory”
  • German: “Penobscot Narrows Bridge”

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