Bridge to the Future

05/08/2026

05/08/2026

Photos taken Friday, May 8th, 2026 at 10:30am. The last pieces of the Green Bridge being removed. A beautiful vew down river revealed. Photo credit to Larissa Darcy.

05/05/2026

These photos by Benet Pols.

05/03/2026

Drone footage by Len Martin.
Final sectionnof the Frank J. Wood Bridge.

04/03/2026

New Bridge Name: Pejepscot Falls Bridge.

The name was chosen based on the section of the Androscoggin River between the towns of Brunswick and Topsham.

FIRST from WCME News

A new name for a new bridge.

The newly opened successor to the Frank J. Wood Bridge between Brunswick and Topsham will be known as Pejepscot Falls Bridge, with the Topsham Select Board now having approved the new name and the Brunswick Town Council expected to do the same at its next meeting on Monday evening.

The decision was made by the Bridge Design Advisory Committee, appointed over a decade ago by the select board and the council, and gives the same name to the bridge, as the section of the Androscoggin River flowing between the two towns.

We'll hear more on this from Topsham Town Manager Mark Waltz and Nancy Randolph, a member of the Bridge Design Advisory Committee throughout the Friday WCME Midcoast Morning Buzz.

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(photo by Benet Pols)

02/24/2026

SAVE THE VIEW: Your comments were heard and are making a difference. On Monday, February 23rd Radio Midcoast WCME Midcoast Morning Buzz Interview Sarah Brayman and Steve Weems of Brunswick Public Art (BPA) made assurances that there will be opportunities for more public input on a proposed public art project at the Frank J. Wood Bridge site between Brunswick and Topsham.
Weems, the BPA treasurer, made a point of saying that no contracts have been signed and no final decisions have been made.
You can send your comments and ideas to Brunswick P***c Art via email [email protected] and the Brunswick Town Council [email protected]. The interview can also be found on the Radio Midcoast WCME - 995FM website https://www.radiomidcoastwcme.com/interviews/

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On today's WCME Midcoast Morning Buzz, Sarah Brayman and Steve Weems of Brunswick Public Art (BPA) making assurances that there will be opportunities for more public input on a proposed public art project at the Frank J. Wood Bridge site between Brunswick and Topsham.

Weems, the BPA treasurer, made a point of saying that no contracts have been signed and no final decisions have been made.

However, Sarah Brayman also noted that public art is often controversial and that sometimes art that meets initially with negative responses, comes to be loved and cherished over time.

The proposed sculpture (pictured here) is made from fragments of the old bridge and is meant to foster memories of that bridge.

You may hear the full interview on today's Buzz in four parts, right here.

https://www.radiomidcoastwcme.com/portfolio/the-controversial-sculpture-project-at-the-frank-j-wood-bridge-site-explored-on-the-wcme-midcoast-morning-buzz/

02/20/2026

SAVE THE VIEW: This is the unobstructed view we are all looking forward to enjoying for many years. Let the Brunswick Town Council and Brunswick Public Art know you do not want this beautiful view obstructed by the proposed art installation.

02/20/2026

This virtual flyover of the new bridge shows the unobstructed views of the river we can all enjoy in the near future.

02/15/2026

More pictures taken by Bennet Pols of the removal of the old FJW bridge. These were taken on February 13, 2026.

01/26/2026