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Bridge Street Bridge (Old)

Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Photos 

Bridge Street Circa 1916

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BH Photo #376030

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Merrimack River on Bridge Street
Location
Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
Railroad
- Streetcar
Design
Whipple through truss
Also called
Central Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.64781, -71.30531   (decimal degrees)
42°38'52" N, 71°18'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/311023/4724282 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Lowell
Inventory number
BH 75208 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Lost (28,575)
Lost 1937 (59)
Lost during 1930s (872)
Lowell, Massachusetts (34)
Massachusetts (1,204)
Merrimack River (56)
Middlesex County, Massachusetts (257)
 Owned by city (6,086)
Rail-and-Road (397)
Replaced by new bridge (19,437)
Streetcar (292)
Through truss (16,839)
Truss (35,529)
Whipple truss (466)

Update Log 

  • March 17, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • January 17, 2017: Updated by Robert Elder: Added truss type.
  • January 17, 2017: Added by Dana and Kay Klein

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