Clair-Fort Kent Bridge

The Clair-Fort Kent Bridge is a steel truss bridge crossing the Saint John River between Clair, New Brunswick in Canada and Fort Kent, Maine in the United States.

The bridge handles approximately 279,490 vehicle crossings per year and forms a border crossing on the International Boundary.

Since it is an international bridge, the Canadian portion of the structure is the responsibility of the Province of New Brunswick, while the American portion is operated by the State of Maine.

The bridge was built in 1929-30 as a replacement for an existing cable ferry and a cable suspension footbridge.

There are three steel trough truss spans of 73.15 m (239.99 ft.) each for a total length of 221.93 m (728.11 ft).

In 1995, the 1st pier from the New Brunswick end had major repairs done.

In 1997, the steel members under the deck in the first 1.5 spans from the New Brunswick end were sandblasted then painted with a primer of inorganic zinc. In the same year the downstream exterior stringers in these 1.5 spans was replaced.

In 1998, the downstream concrete curb in the first 1.5 spans from the New Brunswick end was replaced.

In 2000, the New Brunswick end concrete abutment underwent a major restoration.

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