MADAWASKA, Maine — Local artist Dan Cayer has made a pitch to the town for a new 20-foot sculpture made out of materials from the nearly century-old bridge that once connected Madawaska to Canada — and they’re on board.

That old bridge has now been replaced by a new span and port of entry project completed last year. It was taken down, but the town kept some parts of the bridge due to its historic significance.

“When the DOT decided to dismantle the old bridge, we got those parts,” Madawaska Town Manager David Daigle said before Cayer unveiled a model of the project during a Tuesday Select Board meeting. “We brought them to the public works garage and Dan [Cayer] has taken some pictures of those old parts and come up with something that you might be interested in.”

The sculpture is shap

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