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Overview: Two-span stone arch bridge over Ipswich River on MA 1A (Main Street) in Ipswich
Location: Essex County, Massachusetts
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1764; widened 1838
Design: Stone arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 29.9 ft.
Total length: 71.9 ft.
Deck width: 26.6 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 21, 1972
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.67927, -70.83701 (decimal degrees)
42°40'45" N, 70°50'13" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 19/349490/4726834 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Ipswich
Inventory numbers: MA I01002 (Massachusetts bridge number)
BH 38111 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2011): Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 72.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011): 26,800

HAER MA-81 - Choate Bridge, Spanning Ipswich River at South Main Street, Ipswich, Essex County, MA
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