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landmark 40 p o r t l a n d monthly magazine fromtopfredortlipTeresaChrzanowskiFlisiukl Falling down Within a couple of months it became pain- fully clear the permanent bridge wouldnt be ready in time for tourist season. Support pilings were added to the temporary bridge and efforts were made to make its approach- es more presentable for the summer visi- tors of a certain class. The dark and dirty coal shed at the Lower Village approach quickly earned the derog- atory nickname The Subway for attract- ing what the press called the unwashed and thirsty highwaymen and noble desert- ers of toil. Drunks pickpockets and the unemployed lurking under cover there were equally offensive to ladies of refinement who wouldnt willingly cross the bridge even at midday. In fact the ladies were so affected it became necessary to pull Consta- ble Dolliff from his regular uptown beat to patrol the Subway. Construction of the permanent bridge was delayed by one problem after another not the least of which was project cost-shar- ing between Kennebunk and Kennebunk- port in light of the juxtaposition of each town to the actual channel. At the begin- ning of July 1896 it was noted in The Wave Today the bridge is but little nearer com- pletion than it was the morning after the storm. Kennebunkport selectmen ulti- mately agreed to pay the lions share of the bridge replacement costs and the project crawled forward. troubled waters A swing span design was approved and the lowest of eleven bids to build the span off-site was accepted. Preliminary coffer-dam work for laying the supporting stone abutments commenced but was halted after a week of fruitless pumping. The following comment on the cofferdam pumping apparatus which cost 80 per day to use appeared in the Bidd- eford Journal on July 10 1896 Work on the new bridge was again postponed Thursday. A larger boiler a larger pump and a larg- er man from a point of experience are go- ing to see what they can do with the blamed the replacement of the mathew lanigan bridge named in 2013 for a well-known local businessman following his untimely death is scheduled by the maine De- partment of transportation between January and may 2017. its a 1933 bridge set on 1896 granite abutments and the bridge is now deteriorated to the point of structural deficiency though the abut- ments are deemed sound. its estimated the bridge will be completely closed for 30 to 45 days. a 30- to 45-day road closure is actu- ally very short says engineer leanne timberlake of the maine Dot. easy for her to say. She lives in livermore. ive been a project manager on many maine bridges several with signifi- cant public interest like this one where we engaged a local bridge advisory committee. getting feedback on various options and ideas throughout the devel- opment of the project has been exceed- ingly helpful. timberlake is nothing if not reassur- ing. When we get closer to construc- tion well engage in a broad community outreach program to communicate up- coming activities including single-lane closures and full road closures. What will we love about the new bridge the existing bridge has two five-foot-wide sidewalks. the bridge will have six-foot-wide sidewalks. Were working with the two towns on including interpretive signage and the old naviga- tional light fixtures into the design. and bigger boxes for the geraniums Can Love Build a Bridge