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Andover Street Railroad Bridge

Essex County, Massachusetts

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Deck view looking north

Photo taken by Ian Martin in October 2015

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BH Photo #339554

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Description 

"The Danvers Railroad secured the Andover Street crossing rights in 1854, and in 1898, when the line was part of the Boston and Maine system, a thru plate girder bridge fabricated by the Boston Bridge Works was erected. Its replacement was mandated by the widening of Andover Street in 1957."

-Mary E. McCahon, MBTA Historical Property Survey Phase II, 10/1987

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Andover Street/MA 114 on Danvers Rail Trail (former Newburyport Railroad)
Location
Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1957 replacing a previous 1898 structure
Railroads
- Boston & Maine Railroad (B&M; BM)
- Rail-to-trail
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 56.0 ft.
Total length: 70.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Also called
B&M Newburyport Branch Bridge 7.60
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.55624, -70.96724   (decimal degrees)
42°33'22" N, 70°58'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/338501/4713413 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Salem
Inventory number
BH 69684 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Boston & Maine Railroad (354)
Built 1957 (246)
Built during 1950s (3,431)
Danvers, Massachusetts (2)
East Coast Greenway (84)
Essex County, Massachusetts (119)
Girder (8,464)
Have street view (23,402)
Massachusetts (986)
 Open to pedestrians (3,634)
Owned by city (4,663)
Plate girder (6,468)
Rail-to-trail (1,328)
Railroad (13,559)
Riveted (1,948)
Span length 50-75 feet (9,111)
Through girder (3,109)
Total length 50-75 feet (8,625)

Update Log 

  • October 18, 2015: New Street View added by Ian Martin

Sources 

  • Ian Martin

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