Architectural Glimpse

Many thanks to Pelorus Jack for hosting today’s MM Challenge • This is one of five bridges that stretch across the Kennebec River in Maine, allowing vehicles and pedestrians to get to the other side. We travel it frequently. It’s made of steel and concrete, built in 1980. And it’s named the “Pearl Harbor Remembrance Bridge” to honor those who lost their lives when the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor was bombed Dec. 7, 1941. It resulted in the US entering WWII • A bit of not-so-good trivia about this architectural masterpiece is that it’s too low. US Coast Guard Icebreakers travel rivers in Maine to break up river ice to avoid or minimize spring flooding, which at times has been dangerous and costly. Since 1980 the Coast Guard can no longer travel north of Gardiner, Maine, because of this bridge. Ooops...