The Thayer Memorial Bridge bronze plaque that once graced the bridge and will now be reinstalled after a dedication on Saturday near the bridge.

Whit Rummell Jr. picks up a program for the dedication of the Thayer Memorial Bridge on Gilman Street that was named in honor of his great-grandfather and former mayor of Waterville Lorenzo Eugene Thayer.

Marck Turner, center, Director of Waterville Public Works, and Henry Dillenbeck, relative of former mayor Lorenzo Eugene Thayer, look over old photos and memorabilia of the Thayer Memorial Bridge before a dedication ceremony on Saturday along Gilman Street in Waterville.

The Thayer Memorial Bridge as seen on Saturday before replacement of the 80-pound bronze plaque that once graced the bridge.