New Bedford-Fairhaven Middle Bridge
Photos
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Detail Of Tower At Center Of Swing Span, Looking North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Swing Span In Motion, From Mid-River Platform, Looking North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Swing Span In Motion, From Mid-River Platform, Looking North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Swing Span In Open Position, Looking North From Mid-River Platform Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Of Southeast Corner Of Swing Span In Open Position Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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General View Of East End Of Swing Span, Looking Northeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Of Central Tower Connections, Looking Northeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Of Southeast Endpost And Topchord Of Swingspan, Looking Northeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Of Lower Chord And Floor System On Southeast Side Of Swing Span, Looking Northeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Of Sidewalk Floor System On Southeast Side Of Swing Span, Looking Northeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Of Swing Mechanism At Central Pier At Low Tide Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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General View Of West Portal From Roadway, Looking Southeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Oblique View Of West Portal From Pedestrian Walkway, Looking Southeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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General View Of Truss Geometry And Connections At West Portal End Of Swing Span, Looking Southeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss swing bridge over Acushnet River on US 6 at New Bedford
- Location
- Bristol County, Massachusetts
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Swing span built 1897-99
- Builders
- - A&P Roberts Co. of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania
- George Fillmore Swain (Consulting engineer)
- Stewart & McDermott
- William Fish Williams (Supervising engineer)
- Design
- Through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 142.1 ft.
Total length: 283.2 ft.
Deck width: 50.2 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 20.0 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.63971, -70.91695 (decimal degrees)
41°38'23" N, 70°55'01" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 19/340262/4610874 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- New Bedford North
- Inventory number
- BH 19207 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 05/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 54.6 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
- 17,900
Sources
- HAER MA-101 - New Bedford-Fairhaven Middle Bridge, Spanning Acushnet River on U.S. Highway 6, New Bedford, Bristol County, MA
- James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com