Wayfarrow

Big Stillwater Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Penobscot County, Maine

Title: Old Covered Bridge, Old Town, Maine Subjects: Bridges Places: Maine > Penobscot (county) > Old Town Notes: Title from item. Extent: 1 print (postcard) :
Title: Old Covered Bridge, Old Town, Maine Subjects: Bridges Places: Maine > Penobscot (county) > Old Town Notes: Title from item. Extent: 1 print (postcard) : · Tichnor Brothers, Publisher / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Big Stillwater Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Penobscot County, Maine. Maine has 14 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 3 of them in Penobscot County.

It was built in 1835, in the first half of the 19th century, making it the oldest of the 11 in Maine with a recorded construction date; it crosses Stillwater River.

Its record gives 1951 as the year this covered bridge was demolished, destroyed or taken out of existence, so it may no longer stand; check its status before you travel. It stands at 44.9120° N, 68.6847° W.

Key facts

Year built1835
CrossesStillwater River
Record end date (demolished or lost)1951
Coordinates44.91202, -68.68472

Open the location on a map

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Big Stillwater Covered Bridge?

Big Stillwater Covered Bridge is in Penobscot County, Maine, at 44.9120, -68.6847.

How many covered bridges are in Penobscot County?

Penobscot County, Maine has 3 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.