Lovejoy Bridge

Lovejoy Bridge
Lovejoy Bridge is located in Maine
Lovejoy Bridge
Lovejoy Bridge is located in the United States
Lovejoy Bridge
LocationOver Ellis River, South Andover, Maine
Coordinates44°35′36″N 70°44′00″W / 44.59333°N 70.73333°W / 44.59333; -70.73333
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1868 (1868)
Architectural stylePaddleford truss
NRHP reference No.70000057[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1970

The Lovejoy Bridge is a historic covered bridge in South Andover, Maine. It is a Paddleford truss bridge, which carries Covered Bridge Road over the Ellis River, about 9 miles (14 km) north of US Route 2. Built in 1868, it is one of a small number of 19th-century covered bridges remaining in the state, and it is the state's shortest covered bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.