Prospect, Maine
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Prospect is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 698 at the 2020 census.
Fort Knox c. 1910
The Penobscot Narrows Bridge is a 2,120-foot-long cable-stayed bridge that carries US 1/SR 3 over the Penobscot River. It connects Verona Island to Prospect, in the U.S. state of Maine. It opened in D
Prospect, Maine
…at the 2020 census. The most prominent landmark in Prospect is Fort Knox, a large 19th-century fort. It is now a major tourist attraction, as is the Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory. Originally part of Frankfort, it was settled in 1759 when Fort Pownall was completed at Fort Point on Cape Jellison. Prospect was set off and incorporated…
The Penobscot Narrows Bridge. Observatory is at top of west tower; access is provided via elevator from west tower base.
Wide view of the Penobscot Narrows Bridge as seen from the south. August 2014
Bridge as seen from the west in 2013
Bridge with the old Waldo-Hancock Bridge