South to North: Two concrete arches, deck plate girder double-leaf draw span (no longer operational), eight concrete arches, one concrete beam span over Charlestown Ave.
Dimensions
Total length: 1,700.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.36784, -71.06999(decimal degrees) 42°22'04" N, 71°04'12" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
This former rail drawbridge is of the Strauss Underneath Counterweight bascule trunnion bridge constructed by the Strauss Bascule Bridge Company formerly used by the Boston Elevated Railroad.
This former rail drawbridge is of the Strauss Underneath Counterweight bascule trunnion bridge constructed by the Strauss Bascule Bridge Company formerly used by the Boston Elevated Railroad.