Although there are many points to access the Riverwalk (click here for map), this tour starts at the Brunswick end of the historic Androscoggin Swinging Bridge, designed and built in 1892 by John A. Roebling’s Sons, soon after they built New York’s Brooklyn Bridge. The bridge was constructed to bring residents from the Topsham Heights neighborhood to the Brunswick for work in the mills, school, shopping and church. It was rehabilitated in 2006 with funding from the Maine Department of Transportation and generous support from the Topsham-Brunswick community. |
The park at the Topsham of the Swinging Bridge includes benches for quiet contemplation and and information about the history of the adjacent Topsham Heights neighborhood.
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A fishway, or fish "ladder," (with a viewing station open to the public in season) guides fish over the hydro-electric dam on their trip upstream to spawn.
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The Maine Department of Transportation, in connection with its planning for the bridge connecting Main Street Topsham to Maine Street Brunswick, is studying the areas adjacent to the bridge to improve traffic flow and safety for pedestrians and cyclists, as well as vehicles. The Maine Street sidewalk alongside Cabot Mill in Brunswick is in the study area.
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