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Historic Bridges: US-1

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: 4

Tobin Bridge
Maurice J. Tobin Memorial Bridge
HSR

US-1 Over Mystic River, Little Mystic Channel, and Various Roads in Boston and Chelsea: Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States

Metal Cantilever 22 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 11,906 ft. Main Span: 800 ft. Roadway: 36 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1950 By: Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and J. E. Greiner Company of Baltimore, Maryland and Chicago, Illinois

This enormous bridge is noted for its length, its double deck design, and its variety of spans.

X
Waldo-Hancock Bridge
HSR

US-1 Over Penobscot River in Bucksport: Hancock County, Maine and Waldo County, Maine, United States

Metal Pony Truss Stiffening Wire Cable Suspension, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 2,042 ft. Main Span: 800 ft. Roadway: 23 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1931 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Robinson and Steinman of New York, New York

It is a disgrace that Maine allowed a high quality bridge designed by famous David B. Steinman to deteriorate beyond repair.

Washington Bridge
Devon Bridge
HSR

US-1 Over Housatonic River in Milford: New Haven County, Connecticut and Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States

Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 877 ft. Main Span: 183 ft. Roadway: 48 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1921 By: Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and T. Stuart and Sons of Watertown, Massachusetts and J. A. L. Waddell

This magnificent bridge features an impressive deck truss bascule flanked by graceful concrete arch approach spans.

X
World War Memorial Bridge
HSR

US-1 Over Piscataqua River in Portsmouth and Kittery: Rockingham County, New Hampshire and York County, Maine, United States

Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,201 ft. Main Span: 297 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1923 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and J. A. L. Waddell

A memorial to soliders, this rare and technologically significant landmark historic bridge was demolished.

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