Overview
Photo taken Summer 1990 by Martin Stupich for the Historic American Engineering Record
BH Photo #103411
Great Lenticular truss bridge! Built in 1883, this rare massive bridge looks to be well kept having a 69 sufficiency rating. Being a rare Lenticular, locals probably realize how important their bridge is. I wish this was the case in other places with historic bridges nationwide.
I have had recurring dreams and nightmares about passage over the aiken street bridge since I was very young. It has been at least 20 years worth of at least yearly dreams. Most are at night. Most include the bridge crumbling as I try to cross it or get others across it. In actuality, I love this bridge and the others in Lowell and regularly reference them when talking about my hometown. Thank you very much for having these great pictures up in here.
According to Google Maps, this is now called the Joseph Oulette Memorial Bridge.