TIMES RECORD • November 6, 2020
The Androscoggin Swinging Bridge needs repairs to the tower on the Brunswick side that experts say might lead to the bridge’s long-term closure if they aren’t repaired. Last week, the Brunswick Town Council approved an emergency allocation of $60,000 from the undesignated fund balance so the work can begin immediately. The Androscoggin Swinging Bridge was built in 1892 so residents of the Topsham Heights housing development could easily get to and from work at the Cabot cotton mill in Brunswick. The developers never promised to maintain the bridge, and in 1906 the structure was accepted as a public highway.