NORWAY — Town officials are hoping to salvage the rock and concrete railings on Quartz Bridge, which is being rebuilt.

The iconic bridge, which crosses Bird Brook on Main Street near the WOXO radio studio, is more than 80 years old. When the bridge was repaired in 2009, an official with the historical society estimated it was built sometime after the 1894 fire that destroyed the north side of Main Street. Another official recalled the bridge was there in 1939 when he attended local schools.

Made of concrete and large quartz stones, the railing includes a post made of the same material as the railing topped by a 15-inch globe for lighting.

When one of the posts was removed, it came apart in pieces.

At Thursday’s Select Board meeting, a couple of community members discussed saving the railings. Town Manager Jeffrey Campbell said it is a high priority for the town.

“There are some pinnings that need to be cut,” Campbell said. “It comes out in sections. They are trying to try to be as mindful as they can to save as much as they can.”

According to Campbell, once dismantled, officials hope to store the railings at the highway garage, where they would not be in the way.

“You may have one side relatively intact and the other a pile of rubble,” Chairman Russell Newcomb said.

The ultimate goal is to install the railings in the Town Square, if they are salvageable.

“That was one of the concerns that I had,” Selectman Sarah Carter said. “In theory, it makes sense to move it once, but the trouble with that is we don’t know what it’s going to look like once they cut. If it breaks into a lot of pieces, our plans would have to shift.”

One side of the railing is expected to be removed by mid-May.