Franklin Delano Roosevelt Bridge
Coordinates: 44 ° 51 ′ 34 " N , 66 ° 58 ′ 49" W.
| Franklin Delano Roosevelt Bridge | ||
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| use | Road traffic | |
| Crossing of | Lubec Narrows | |
| place |
 Lubec Campobello Island
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| Building number | ME5978 (National Bridge Inventory) | |
| construction | steel girder bridge | |
| overall length | 268 m | |
| height | 14 m above the tide | |
| building-costs | approximately $ 939,000 | |
| start of building | 1958 | |
| opening | August 13, 1962 | |
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The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Bridge (or Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Bridge ) is an international road traffic bridge in the US state of Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick . It connects Lubec in the USA with Campobello Island in Canada via the Lubec Narrows .
history
The construction of the bridge was decided in 1958 by the governments of the United States and Canada. Thereupon the so-called Campobello-Lubec Bridge Act was passed as the legal basis. The two governments decided at the time that half of the workers should come from the United States and the other half from Canada. Construction was completed in just a few years and even stayed within the planned budget.
The inauguration took place in 1962 with 5000 visitors, Franklin D. Roosevelt's wife Eleanor Roosevelt and Roosevelt's eldest son James Roosevelt . James Roosevelt cut the ribbon back then.
Information and data
The bridge is 268 meters long and rises 14 meters above sea level at high tide. The bridge is served by Maine State Route 189 on one side and New Brunswick Route 774 on the other . The estimated cost was approximately $ 939,000. In summer and winter, the bridge is the only way on Campobello Island without getting on a ferry to reach the mainland.
Border crossing
Before the bridge was built, the Lubec Narrows had already been crossed by ferries, but border controls were only carried out on a random basis from the Canadian and US sides. After the bridge was built, the US border guards operated from a trailer for about two years. In 1963 work began on building a brick border crossing house. At the same time, the Canadian border guards began building a house. The border crossing is the farthest east and 115th border crossing from west to east, on the border between Canada and the United States .
criticism
In 2017, Maine State Engineers gave the bridge a rating of 46 out of 100. In 2013, however, the piers were repaired and reinforced, but the main reason for the poor rating from the engineers is the condition of the bridge deck and the asphalt. The assessment of the engineers from Maine differs fundamentally from that of the New Brunswick Department of Transportation and Infrastructure. This can be tapped because the engineers from Maine, the "sufficiency" rating and the New Brunswick Department of Transportation and Infrastructure uses the Bridge Condition Index (BCI). In the assessment of the New Brunswick Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, the total of points was 72 out of 100 points. However, the agency spokesman warned that this rating only applies to the Canadian part of the bridge.
"It's near the end of its lifespan whether we want it or not."
"It's almost the end of its life, whether we like it or not."
He also said that there were boaters who reported seeing rust and crumbling concrete.
Surname
The bridge is named after the 32nd President of the United States , Franklin D. Roosevelt , who regularly spent his summer vacation on Campobello Island.
gallery
Lubec and the bridge
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Sharon Kiley Mack: Down East's FDR Bridge moving slightly, but officials are unfazed. In: Bangor Daily News. May 11, 2011, accessed March 29, 2020 .
- ^ A b Connecting Two Countries via the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Bridge. In: Friars Bay Inn & Cottages. September 25, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2020 (American English).
- ^ A b Ronald Pesha: Construction of the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello. In: Maine Memory Network. The History Press, Charleston SC, 2009, accessed April 9, 2020 .
- ↑ US Customs and Post Office construction, Lubec, approx. 1963. Retrieved April 9, 2020 (English).
- ^ The Center for Land Use Interpretation. Retrieved April 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Connell Smith: The international bridge on Campobello Island does not meet US standards. In: CBC. CBC / Radio-Canada, March 3, 2017, accessed April 9, 2020 (Canadian English).