VERONA ISLAND
Workers are completing the last major piece of the dismantling of the Waldo-Hancock Bridge that spans the Penobscot River.
On Thursday, workers brought down the cables into the river. Ted Talbot of the Maine Department of Transportation said the decking is already removed.
The bridge was an engineering marvel when it opened in 1931 with its soaring suspension cables and 206-foot towers.
It’s now been out of service for seven years, replaced by the Penobscot Narrows Bridge. Demolition began last fall. Federal funds will pay 80 percent of the $5.3 million price tag.
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