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Historic Bridges: Fay, Spofford, and Thorndike of Boston, Massachusetts

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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Total Bridges Found: 5

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Bourne Bridge
HSR

MA-28 Over Cape Cod Canal and Sandwich Road in Bourne: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States

Metal Continuous (Arch and Suspended Deck) 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 2,384 ft. Main Span: 616 ft. Roadway: 39.7 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1935 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Fay, Spofford, and Thorndike of Boston, Massachusetts

This is one of two similar bridges of very beautiful design over this canal.

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General Sullivan Bridge
Little Bay Bridge
HSR

Non-Motorized Path (Old US-4 Alignment) Over Little Bay in Portsmouth and Dover: Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States

Metal Continuous (Arched) Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,585 ft. Main Span: 275 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1934 By: Lackawanna Steel Construction Corporation of Buffalo, New York and Crandrall Engineering Company of Cambridge, Massachusetts and Fay, Spofford, and Thorndike of Boston, Massachusetts

This bridge is one of the only surviving early examples of its kind.

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Lake Champlain Bridge
Crown Point Bridge
HSR

Bridge Road (VT-125, VT-17, and NY-903) Over Lake Champlain in Crown Point and Chimney Point: Essex County, New York and Addison County, Vermont, United States

Metal Continuous (Arched) 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 2,184 ft. Main Span: 434 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1929 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Fay, Spofford, and Thorndike of Boston, Massachusetts

A nationally significant and early example of a rare arch-shaped cantilever truss, this bridge was located in an area rich with history.

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Sagamore Bridge
HSR

US-6 and MA-3 Over Cape Cod Canal and Sandwich Road in Sagamore: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States

Metal Continuous (Arch and Suspended Deck) 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 1,408 ft. Main Span: 616 ft. Roadway: 39.7 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1935 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Fay, Spofford, and Thorndike of Boston, Massachusetts

This is one of two similar bridges of very beautiful design over this canal.

Westfield Bridge
Great River Bridge
HSR

Elm Street (Southbound US-202 and MA-10) Over Westfield River in Westfield: Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States

Metal Continuous 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 375 ft. Main Span: 184 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1938 By: Daniel O'Connells Sons of Holyoke, Massachusetts and Fay, Spofford, and Thorndike of Boston, Massachusetts

This attractive and unusual continuous through truss was preserved as a one-way couplet with a new bridge carrying northbound traffic.

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