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Two Cent Bridge : ウィキペディア英語版 | Two Cent Bridge
The Ticonic Footbridge, usually called the Two Cent Bridge, is a suspension bridge that traverses the Kennebec River between the city of Waterville and the town of Winslow in Maine. It is one of the oldest surviving wire-cable steel suspension bridges and also is considered to be the last known extant toll footbridge in the United States. ==History== The original footbridge was constructed in 1901. It was intended to give workers coming from Temple Street in Waterville easy access to the Hollingsworth & Whitney Company (later, the Scott Paper Company), factories located directly just across the Kennebec in Winslow. The original toll was one cent, which was collected at a booth on the Waterville side of the river. However, less than a year after its opening, on December 15, 1901, the bridge was washed away by high water levels. The bridge was rebuilt in 1903. The second incarnation of the Ticonic proved to be sturdier, and continued to serve the local population for many years. The toll crossing rose from a penny to two cents — whence the bridge procured its most popular name. In 1960 the toll was abolished altogether, when the owners of the bridge gave it to the city of Waterville as a gift.
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