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BM - Merrimack River Railroad Bridge

Essex County, Massachusetts

Photos 

Probably 1868 (or 1867)

Semi covered, wood through truss. Lightly cleaned up and brightened (digitally altered). Source image in Getty Museum Collection

Photo digitally altered by Art S. in November 2021

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BH Photo #511320

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Merrimack River on Boston & Maine RR
Location
Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1839 replaced 1880
Design
Semi Covered (truss structure covered open roof)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.77093, -71.08613   (decimal degrees)
42°46'15" N, 71°05'10" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/329329/4737487 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 94952 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,331)
Built 1839 (23)
Built during 1830s (230)
Covered (1,914)
Essex County, Massachusetts (136)
Haverhill, Massachusetts (16)
 Lost (28,404)
Lost 1880 (7)
Lost during 1880s (107)
Massachusetts (1,203)
Through truss (16,731)
Truss (35,398)

Update Log 

  • November 3, 2021: New photos from Art Suckewer

Sources 

  • Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com

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