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BM - Merrimack River Bridge (Haverhill)

Essex County, Massachusetts

Photos 

Photo uploaded by Art S

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BH Photo #354426

Map 

Description 

Five span Whipple through truss built by the Phoenix Steel Company (per Mass. Historical Commission record) in 1880. Replaced in 1919 by the present Warren through/deck truss bridge, which itself is up for major rehabilitation or replacement.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Merrimack River on B&M Western Route
Location
Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1880 by the Phoenix Bridge Co.; replaced by present structure 1919
Builder
- Phoenix Bridge Co. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Railroad
- Boston & Maine Railroad (BM)
Design
Whipple through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.77087, -71.08625   (decimal degrees)
42°46'15" N, 71°05'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/329319/4737481 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Haverhill
Inventory number
BH 65826 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,660)
Boston & Maine Railroad (405)
Built 1880 (183)
Built during 1880s (2,015)
Essex County, Massachusetts (127)
Haverhill, Massachusetts (13)
Lost (25,237)
Lost 1919 (35)
Lost during 1910s (511)
 Massachusetts (1,129)
Merrimack River (51)
Phoenix Bridge Co. (190)
Railroad (15,663)
Replaced by new bridge (16,985)
Through truss (15,271)
Truss (33,118)
Whipple truss (390)

Update Log 

  • October 16, 2016: New photo from Dave King
  • June 5, 2016: New photo from Art Suckewer
  • February 2, 2015: Added by Ian Martin

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Ian Martin
  • Flickr - 1906 Postcard
  • Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com

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