Lovejoy Covered Bridge
Andover, Oxford County. Built 1868, 70 ft over the Ellis River. The shortest historic covered bridge in Maine.
1868
Year Built
National Register
Paddleford
County
Oxford
1868
Crosses
Ellis River
Bridge Type/Truss Design
Paddleford
Length (feet)
70ft
The Lovejoy Covered Bridge spans the Ellis River at South Andover in Oxford County, Maine. Built in 1868, it uses a Paddleford truss and at about 70 feet is the shortest of Maine's historic covered bridges. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and has been documented by the Historic American Engineering Record. The bridge continues to carry light local traffic and is a scenic stop in the Andover area.
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