Item 66632 - Bridge at the entrance to Naples, ca. 1935

Item 66632 - Bridge at the entrance to Naples, ca. 1935
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Item 66632
Bridge at the entrance to Naples, ca. 1935
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The swing bridge over Chute River in Naples joins Brandy Pond with Long Lake. There have been multiple bridges at this site. A movable steel through girder bridge was built over the river in 1954 by Lackawanna Steel Construction Corporation to take cars over the bridge. It was replaced with an arch style fixed span bridge in 2012. The passing of steamboats and the Songo River Queen paddleboats through the swing bridge was once a common sight.

Some of the commercial buildings at the entrance to Naples around the time this postcard was produced included the central office of the Poland Spring Telephone Company, the Bay of Naples Spa extension, the Lighthouse gas station, a gift shop, an Esso station, and the Casino with a bowling alley and filling station.

The caption reads, "Entrance to Naples, Maine."

The Tichnor Brothers printing company published this type of postcard circa 1930-1945.

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