SEPTEMBER 2ND. IN LISBON FALLS, I’M JACOB MURPHY FOR MAINE’S TOTAL COVERAGE. THE OLD FRANK J. WOOD BRIDGE THAT CONNECTED BRUNSWICK AND TOPSHAM MAY BE GONE…BUT A PIECE OF IT COULD LIVE ON. OFFICIALS IN BRUNSWICK… RELEASING SOME DESIGNS FOR A SCULPTURE THAT WILL BE PLACED ON THE SITE OF THE NEW BRIDGE. YOU CAN SEE THOSE HERE…IT INCLUDES PIECES OF THE OLD BRIDGE…WHICH STOOD FOR OVER 90 YEARS. IF THOSE DESIGNS LOOKS FAMILIAR TO YOU…YOU MIGHT BE THINKING OF THE VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE IN PORTLAND… PICTURED ON THE RIGHT SIDE
Former Maine bridge will live on through a new sculpture
A design has been selected for a new installation to celebrate the former Frank J. Wood Bridge between Brunswick and Topsham
Updated: 5:30 PM EST Feb 19, 2026
A graduate of Bowdoin College has been selected to design a new sculpture to honor the history of the Frank J. Wood Bridge that connected Brunswick and Topsham.The bridge was recently replaced, and the new bridge opened in December 2025.In July 2025, Brunswick Public Art called for artists to submit their ideas for a new sculpture that will use repurposed steel from the Frank J. Wood Bridge.On Wednesday, the nonprofit group announced that Laura Haddad, an artist based in Seattle, but who graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, has been selected to design a new sculpture that will be constructed by Tom Drugan. Drugan earned his master’s degree in landscape architecture from Harvard University.The project will incorporate pieces of the original bridge.The estimated $250,000 project will be fully funded through private fundraising by Brunswick Public Art, and once completed, the sculpture will become a permanent public asset owned by the town of Brunswick.
BRUNSWICK, Maine —
A graduate of Bowdoin College has been selected to design a new sculpture to honor the history of the Frank J. Wood Bridge that connected Brunswick and Topsham.
The bridge was recently replaced, and the new bridge opened in December 2025.
In July 2025, Brunswick Public Art called for artists to submit their ideas for a new sculpture that will use repurposed steel from the Frank J. Wood Bridge.
On Wednesday, the nonprofit group announced that Laura Haddad, an artist based in Seattle, but who graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, has been selected to design a new sculpture that will be constructed by Tom Drugan. Drugan earned his master’s degree in landscape architecture from Harvard University.
The project will incorporate pieces of the original bridge.
The estimated $250,000 project will be fully funded through private fundraising by Brunswick Public Art, and once completed, the sculpture will become a permanent public asset owned by the town of Brunswick.