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Tyngsborough Bridge (Old)

Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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Tyngsborough Bridge (Old)

looking north

Photo from old postcard

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BH Photo #530700

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Merrimack River on Frost Road
Location
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1893; replaced 1930
Design
Multi-span, 13-panel Whipple deck truss with pony truss approach
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.67604, -71.42176   (decimal degrees)
42°40'34" N, 71°25'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/301567/4727684 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 97729 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

13-panel truss (20)
19th Century (8,687)
Built 1893 (243)
Built during 1890s (3,224)
Deck truss (1,946)
Inclined (10)
Lost (29,180)
Lost 1930 (116)
Lost during 1930s (953)
Massachusetts (1,207)
 Merrimack River (60)
Middlesex County, Massachusetts (258)
Owned by county (21,658)
Pin-connected (4,894)
Pony truss (17,093)
Replaced by new bridge (19,830)
Truss (36,037)
Whipple deck truss (30)
Whipple truss (475)

Update Log 

  • May 2, 2022: New photo from Paul Plassman
  • May 1, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

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Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Paul Plassman

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