| Bridge Name: | Million Dollar Bridge |
| Carries: | and pedestrians |
| Crosses: | Fore River |
| Locale: | Portland, Maine, South Portland, Maine |
| Design: | Girder Bascule |
| Below: | 24 feet (7.3 m) |
| Traffic: | 30,000 vehicles per day |
| Open: | 1916 |
| Closed: | 1998 |
| Coordinates: | 43.6446°N -70.2566°W |
The Million Dollar Bridge was a bascule bridge built in 1916 which carried traffic on Route 77 over the Fore River in Maine between Portland and South Portland.[1]
Permits to construct the Million Dollar Bridge were issued by the Secretary of War in 1893.[1] The bridge was designed in 1914 and opened to traffic in 1916.[1] The bascule span provided a horizontal clearance of .[1] Originally owned by Cumberland County, the bridge was transferred to the Maine Department of Transportation in 1959.[1]
In 1993, construction began on Casco Bay Bridge, a replacement for the Million Dollar Bridge.[1] The Casco Bay Bridge is a higher bascule bridge, with an alignment just east of the Million Dollar Bridge.[1] During construction of the new bridge, the Million Dollar Bridge was hit by the Liberian Tankship Julie N. on September 27, 1996, and emergency repairs were made.[1] The Casco Bay Bridge opened in 1997.[2]