Malden Bridge (Original)

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Alford street bridge

Bridge replaced

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in July 2014

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Description

This Strauss Overhead counterweight trunnion bascule bridge is long replaced with a 2 parallel double leaf bascule bridge. The bridge collapsed on February 1, 1965.

Facts

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Mystic River on Route 99 Alford Street
Location: Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1917, replaced 1965 collapsed Februrary 1
Builder: - Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
Design: Through truss bascule
Dimensions: Total length: 103.0 ft.
Also called: Alford Street Bridge (Old)
Mystic River Bridge (Old)
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.39025, -71.07068 (decimal degrees)
42°23'25" N, 71°04'14" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 19/329559/4695183 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Boston North
Inventory number: BH 61652 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

March 13, 2020: Updated by Douglas Butler: Added info
December 21, 2018: New photo from Douglas Butler
July 10, 2014: New Street View added by Douglas Butler

Related Bridges

Malden Bridge (Current) (Successor)
Charlestown Elevated - Mystic River Bridge (Upstream)

Sources

Douglas Butler
CollapsCollapse of Alford Street Bridge into Mystic River - Digital Commonwealth - An online library of photographs, manuscripts, audio recordings, and other materials of historical interest from libraries, museums, archives, and historical societies across Massachusetts.