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John Greenleaf Whittier Bridge (2018)

Essex County, Massachusetts

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John Greenleaf Whittier Bridge

Bridge sign

Photo taken by Nick Boppel in October 2019

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BH Photo #469254

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Facts 

Overview
Network tied arch bridge over Merrimack River on Interstate 95
Location
Amesbury Town, Essex County, Massachusetts
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 2017-2018
Design
Network tied arch bridge
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 480.0 ft.
Total length: 1,299.9 ft.
Deck width: 65.9 ft.
Also called
Whittier Memorial Bridge
New Whittier Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.83508, -70.91110   (decimal degrees)
42°50'06" N, 70°54'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/343811/4744272 (zone/easting/northing)
Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
72,630
Inventory numbers
MA A07016 (Massachusetts bridge number)
BH 80479 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2018)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 61 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Amesbury Town, Massachusetts (2)
Arch (12,685)
Built 2018 (30)
Built during 2010s (480)
Essex County, Massachusetts (136)
Interstate 95 (26)
Massachusetts (1,207)
Merrimack River (60)
Modern (2,680)
 Navigable waterway (2,212)
Network arch (10)
Open (41,013)
Open to pedestrians (4,604)
Owned by state (16,595)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,264)
Tied arch (53)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,006)
Twin-Span (22)

Update Log 

  • January 19, 2021: New photo from Josh Schmid
  • July 28, 2020: New photo from Nick Boppel
  • March 31, 2020: New photos from Nick Boppel
  • February 19, 2018: Updated by Amanda: Added category "Merrimack River"

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Sources 

  • Nick Boppel - nickboppel01 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Josh Schmid
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John Greenleaf Whittier Bridge (new)
Posted June 8, 2019, by Anonymous

FYI construction is complete and both Northbound and Southbound bridges are open to traffic, the overall deck width of the Northbound bridge is 100'-4" on the arch span.