Boothbay Harbor Footbridge

Trust me, add this town to your coastal itinerary. The footbridge is a short walk across the harbor, offering a unique view of the fishing boats. Plan to shop and eat lunch here too. There's a huge variety of shops and restaurants. This was my favorite stop on the eastern shore. Park in one of the public lots - street parking is limited.

So beautiful here! Highly recommend walking on the bridge for sunrise, and at night to see the lights!

Visited here on morning of October 10, 2024 during a day trip to Boothbay Harbor. Admission is free and it serves as a nice shortcut between the east and west banks of the quaint little town of Boothbay Harbor. Perfect spot for photo opportunities and selfies. Appeared to be wheelchair accessible. Highly recommended if you are doing a walkabout tour of the town. Lots of restaurants located on both sides of the bridge within 3-5 minutes walk.

A great view of Boothbay Harbor and fun to walk out in and see the boats. No need to purchase tickets. There is a public lot nearby for parking.

Nice walk across the hat or to the other side of Boothbay. Wonderful views and lovers leave locks to display their togetherness. A nice stroll on a historical site.

This is a pleasant walking shortcut across part of the harbor. I sat on some benches at the halfway point.

Beautiful scenery and great views of the harbour

Gorgeous area. Great for squidding between April and June. Very fun time! I highly recommend going at night to watch the sunset and enjoy the night life.

The Boothbay Foot Bridge is part of the local flavor here - a 1,000 foot wooden pedestrian bridge that connects one side of the harbor to the other (and apparently saves you from a near mile walk around the head of the harbor). The short walk across offers beautiful views of the water and various boats, and both sides have a parking lot, some benches, and are surrounded by an abundance of lovely flora. The original bridge was built in 1901 by Luther Maddocks for $1,500. It had a hand-operated crank that opened the bridge to allow big boats to pass through. As another reviewer mentioned, the bridge has been rebuilt/renovated many times over the years due to ice and bad weather. Absolutely take the time to come walk across here -- spots like this feel like Maine to me!

We have been to Boothbay for years now, and never knew they had a foot bridge. It's neat, it takes you right over the cove from one side to the other. Some beautiful views of Boothbay. Can't believe we hadn't seen or heard of it before.

We stayed at the Boothbay Harbor Inn which is next to the bridge. It is a very pleasant walk to the shops and restaurants using this bridge.

To get there from here The town of Boothbay Harbor is a strange place that is divided into the east and west sides by Boothbay Harbor. One of those classic, "can't get there from here" type of places that are so common in Maine. So to connect the two sides of the town it was decided in 1901 to built a foot bridge so that people could easily get from one side of the town to the other. The thousand foot bridge served it's purpose very well and is still in use today. It had to be rebuilt several times because of the nasty weather and ice that quickly chewed up the original one but it still does make it a whole lot easier and quicker to walk from one side of the town to another. A little cottage sits about half way across the bridge and the last time I saw it was actually for sale. I believe the asking price was just under 800,000 bucks. It would be a very cool place to live as long as you don't mind hundreds of people walking just a few feet from your front door everyday. A very cool and historic bridge with great views of the harbor and a very fun way to get from one side of the town to another. A great bridge to walk over even if you don't really want to get "there" from "here".

Definitely a must see if you're visiting the area! It's a short walk across (or down and back, as we did). It's nice to look at the boats and you may even see a jellyfish if you look down into the water :) The parking right by the Foot Bridge is the best in town (we thought). $7 for the day and if you don't have any physical handicaps, you can easily walk pretty much anywhere down town that you'd want to go.

Beautiful short walk with great views of the harbor and the boats coming and going. It's tucked away a little but totally worth the trip. We loved reading about the building on the bridge.

Awesome little footbridge crossing the bay. Nice old wooden structure. Cool. Nice views of the harbor. Home and store halfway on the bridge. Fun to walk accross, but not overly exciting. Links a lot of the hotels to the main street and downtown. Very functional. Nice to stop and see what is going on.

This is a very old and very fun bridge to go across whether you are young or older. It connects the east and west sides of Boothbay Harbor. Its fun to walk around both sides of the "haba" but the footbridge makes it even more enjoyable. Its one of the "must do's" for my family when we are in the area. So cool!

Its way cool. You can walk from one side of the harbor to the other instead of going around the long way. Im a local so the bridge in winter is pretty amazing as well as spring/summer. You see ice chunks in the water and the snow all over.