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Historic Bridges: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, 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.

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Total Bridges Found: 21

2nd Level Canal Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Amtrak) Over 2nd Level Canal and Lyman Street and Canal Street (MA-116) in Holyoke: Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States

Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 550 ft. Main Span: 135 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1928 By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts

This bridge crosses roads and a canal with different spans types.

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Bar Mills Bridge
Memorial Bridge
HSR

ME-4A (Main Street) Over Saco River in Hollis and Buxton: York County, Maine, United States

Metal Continuous Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 512 ft. Main Span: 224 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1937 By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts

This rare Warren continuous through truss was demolished despite its decent condition and historic significance.

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Bar Mills Canal Bridge
HSR

ME-4A (Main Street) Over Saco River Canal in Hollis: York County, Maine, United States

Metal Continuous 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 139 ft. Main Span: 135 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1937 By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts

This truss span was a companion to the nearby Bar Mills continuous truss.

Church Street Bridge
HSR

Church Street Over Railroad (Providence and Worcester Railroad) in Cumberland: Providence County, Rhode Island, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 109 ft. Main Span: 107 ft. Roadway: 14.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1882 By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts

This is one of the oldest rivet-connected truss bridges in the country, and was built by a company that specialized in rivet-connected truss bridges.

Congress Street Bridge
HSR

Congress Street Over Fort Point Channel in Boston: Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule

Length: 547 ft. Main Span: 94 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1930 By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

One of several historic movable bridges in this area of Boston.

Duck Bridge
Union Street Bridge
HSR

Union Street Over Merrimack River in Lawrence: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 610 ft. Main Span: 131 ft. Roadway: 26.2 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1888 By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts and George L. Vose

This incredible bridge is a large, multi-span example of an uncommon truss type and an early riveted connections truss.

First Street Bridge
HSR

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.

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Frank J. Wood Bridge
Green Bridge
HSR

US-201 (Main Street) Over Androscoggin River in Brunswick and Topsham: Cumberland County, Maine, United States

Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 815 ft. Main Span: 310 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1932 By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts

With a relatively long central span and an unusual design that is skewed at one pier only, this bridge is also extremely busy.

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Groveland Bridge
Bates Bridge
HSR

MA-113 and MA-97 Over Merrimack River in Groveland: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

Metal Through Girder, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 790 ft. Main Span: 117 ft. Roadway: 27 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1914 By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts and George F. Swain

This unusual bridge has large through truss approach spans that overwhelm and all but hide the plate girder main span.

Main Street Bridge
HSR

Main Street Over Powwow River in Amesbury: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier)

Length: 110 ft. Main Span: 104 ft. Roadway: 22.3 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1891 By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts

A rare and unusual example of a very small swing bridge, sadly this structure was rendered decorative in a severe alteration.

Mill Street Bridge
HSR

Mill Street Over North Canal in Lawrence: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts

A wide, heavy duty pony truss that likely was originally built for the use of area mills and industry.

Paddock Road Bridge
Gould's Mill Bridge
HSR

Paddock Road Over Black River in Rural: Windsor County, Vermont, United States

Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 164 ft. Main Span: 160 ft. Roadway: 22.6 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1929 By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts

This bridge was originally built to carry a combination of highway and railroad traffic, and is noted for its heavy skew.

Point Street Bridge
HSR

Point Street Over Providence River in Providence: Providence County, Rhode Island, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 528 ft. Main Span: 284 ft. Roadway: 39 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1927 By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts and Frank S. Nolan (City of Providence)

Although it no longer opens for boats, this bridge remains an excellent example of a 1920s highway swing bridge.

Rocks Village Bridge
HSR

Bridge Street Over Merrimack River in Rocks Village: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Truss, Fixed

Length: 812 ft. Main Span: 192 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1883 By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts

The oldest example of riveted connections in the state, this bizarre bridge has a five unique span types built during three different instances.

Salem Street Bridge
HSR

Salem Street Over Railroad (MBTA, Amtrak) in Lawrence: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Lattice (Quadruple Warren) Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 146 ft. Main Span: 143 ft. Roadway: 37.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1910 By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts

This unique bridge is very significant as a highway lattice truss with three truss lines.

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South Canal Bridge
HSR

Access Road Over South Canal in Lawrence: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts

This once proud truss bridge has suffered from structural failure.

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Steep Falls Bridge
HSR

ME-11 (Sokokis Avenue and Main Street) Over Saco River in Steep Falls: York County, Maine and Cumberland County, Maine, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 226 ft. Main Span: 220 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1936 By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts

This impressive bridge has been denied the benefits of a maintained coat of paint.

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Wadsworth Street Bridge
HSR

Wadsworth Street (Brooklyn Heights Road) Over St. George River in Thomaston: Knox County, Maine, United States

Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Belidor) and Approach Spans: Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 231 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1925 By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts

Although all machinery has been removed, this bridge is one of the only examples in the country of a belidor type bascule bridge.

Walker Street Bridge
HSR