Topsham-Brunswick group poised to appeal court decision, save bridge

TIMES RECORD • March 9, 2021

A group fighting to save the 89-year-old Frank J. Wood Bridge between Brunswick and Topsham has filed a notice of appeal in court, calling for the reversal of a federal judge’s ruling last month backing the Maine Department of Transportation’s plans to replace the bridge. The truss bridge carries Route 201 and Route 24 traffic over the Androscoggin River. The notice was filed Monday in the U.S. District Court of Maine by the Friends of the Frank J. Wood Bridge, National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Historic Bridge Foundation.