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Historic Bridges: Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

Total Bridges Found: 17

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Aiken Street Bridge
Ouellette Bridge
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Aiken Street Over Merrimack River in Lowell: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal 11 Panel Pin-Connected Lenticular Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 780 ft. Main Span: 155 ft. Roadway: 29 ft. Main Spans: 5
Built 1883 By: Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin, Connecticut
This incredible bridge is the longest lenticular truss bridge in the country, and the one with the most spans.
Boston University Bridge
Cottage Farm Bridge
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Brookline Street (MA-2) Over Charles River, Storrow Drive, and Railroad (MBTA) in Boston and Cambridge: Suffolk County, Massachusetts and Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal Two-Hinged Braced Ribbed Through Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 724 ft. Main Span: 170 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1928 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and Andrew Canzanelli and Col. Lewis E. Moore
This is an iconic bridge which presents an attractive combination of steel and concrete span types.
Boylston Street Overpass
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Boylston Street (MA-9) Over Quinobequin Road (Ellis Street) in Newton: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed
Length: 59 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Roadway: 54.1 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1930 By: Unknown
This is a good representative example of a fairly early concrete, stone faced rigid-frame bridge.
Central Bridge
John E. Cox Memorial Bridge
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Bridge Street Over Merrimack River in Lowell: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal Cantilever 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 474 ft. Main Span: 197 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1937 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Joseph R. Worcester and Company of Boston, Massachusetts
A rare example of a small-scale cantilever bridge structure.
Charles River Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (MBTA Worcester Line) Over Charles River in Newton: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 219 ft. Main Span: 76 ft. Roadway: 62 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1916 By: Unknown
This is a heavy duty concrete arch bridge built to carry multiple sets of tracks.
Danforth Street Bridge
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Danforth Street (Hillside Street) Over Sudbury River in Framingham: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 76 ft. Main Span: 71 ft. Roadway: 34 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1890 By: Dean and Westbrook of New York, New York
This is one of the best and richly ornamented examples of a Phoenix column pony truss bridge in the country.
Echo Bridge
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Sudbury River Aqueduct and Pedestrian Walkway Over Charles River and Ellis Street in Newton: Middlesex County, Massachusetts and Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 475 ft. Main Span: 127 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1877 By: George W. Phelps of Springfield, Massachusetts and Alphonse Fteley
This large stone arch bridge aqueduct was an impressive engineering feat for its time, and it has been beautifully preserved for use as a pedestrian crossing as well.
Edwin H. Land Boulevard Bridge
Cambridge Parkway Bridge
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Edwin H. Land Boulevard Northbound Over Broad Canal in Cambridge: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal Through Girder, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 175 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 32.2 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1956 By: Unknown
This is the newer and less significant of two very similar Strauss overhead counterweight bascule bridges at this location.
First Street Bridge
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First Street (Edwin H. Land Boulevard Southbound) Over Broad Canal in Cambridge: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal Through Girder, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 120 ft. Main Span: 40 ft. Roadway: 33 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1924 By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois
This is the older and more significant of two very similar Strauss overhead counterweight bascule bridges at this location.
Grand Junction Bridge
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Railroad (MBTA) Over Charles River in Boston and Cambridge: Suffolk County, Massachusetts and Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal Through Girder, Fixed
Length: 462 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Main Spans: 6
Built 1928 By: Unknown
This railroad plate girder bridge is positioned such that it passes under a highway bridge as it crosses the river.
Lechmere Viaduct
East Cambridge Viaduct
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Railroad (MBTA Green Line) Over Charles River and Various Roads in Cambridge and Boston: Middlesex County, Massachusetts and Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Concrete Closed Spandrel (Ribbed) Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 1,700 ft. Main Span: 129 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1910 By: Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Holbrook, Cabot and Rollins of Boston, Massachusetts
This large bridge has a rare and early Strauss trunnion bascule span, and equally significant ribbed concrete arch approach spans.
Longfellow Bridge
Cambridge Bridge, Salt and Pepper Shaker Bridge
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MA-3 (Cambridge Street, Main Street) and Railroad (MBTA, Red Line) Over Charles River, MA-3 and MA-28 in Boston and Cambridge: Suffolk County, Massachusetts and Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal Two-Hinged Solid Ribbed Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 2,135 ft. Main Span: 243 ft. Roadway: 90.6 ft. Main Spans: 11
Built 1907 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and William Jackson and Edmund M. Wheelwright
Featuring immensely ornate architectural details, this monumental bridge has been beautifully restored.
Lowell Canal Bridge
Prescott Yard Railroad Bridge
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Pedestrian Walkway Over Eastern Canal in Lowell: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
A small, lightweight pony truss that likely was originally built for the use of area mills and industry.
North Station Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (MBTA) Over Charles River in Boston and Cambridge: Suffolk County, Massachusetts and Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift)
Length: 500 ft. Main Span: 87 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1931 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and Keller and Harrington of Chicago, Illinois
Originally four parallel skewed bascule spans, today there are only two, but it is still a unique historic bridge.
Riverside Park Bridge
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Pedestrian Walkway Over Charles River in Weston and Newton: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 78 ft. Main Span: 78 ft. Roadway: 7.7 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1920 By: Unknown
This very unusual and beautiful bedstead truss stands out due to its arched bottom chord.
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University Avenue Bridge
Jack Kerouac Textile Memorial Bridge
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University Avenue Over Merrimack River in Lowell: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal 12 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 486 ft. Main Span: 180 ft. Roadway: 36.7 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1895 By: Groton Bridge Company of Groton, New York and John E. Cheney
A rare pin-connected deck truss located serves a university yet is slated for demolition.
Walker Street Bridge
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Walker Street Over Railroad (Boston and Maine) in Lowell: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 64 ft. Main Span: 57 ft. Roadway: 23 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1910 By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts
A short pony truss provides an attractive railroad grade separation.

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