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Saugus River Railroad Bridge

Essex County, Massachusetts

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Overview
Plate girder bascule bridge over Saugus River on the MBTA Railroad
Location
Essex County, Massachusetts
Status
Unknown status
History
Built 1911
Builders
- Phoenix Bridge Co. (Fabrication)
- Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. (Design)
Design
Pony/through plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.44764, -70.97237   (decimal degrees)
42°26'51" N, 70°58'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/337799/4701363 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 38109 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bascule (455)
Built 1911 (371)
Built during 1910s (5,674)
Essex County, Massachusetts (51)
Girder (559)
HAER documented (453)
 Massachusetts (345)
Phoenix Bridge Co. (13)
Plate girder (287)
Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. (6)
Through girder (147)

Update Log 

  • November 17, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
  • November 15, 2008: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • HAER MA-84 - Saugus River Drawbridge, Spanning Saugus River at MBTA Railroad Eastern Rou, Saugus, Essex County, MA
  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com

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