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North Station Railroad Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

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Railroad (MBTA) Over Charles River in Boston and Cambridge: Suffolk County, Massachusetts and Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift)
Length: 500 ft. Main Span: 87 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1931 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and Keller and Harrington of Chicago, Illinois
Originally four parallel skewed bascule spans, today there are only two, but it is still a unique historic bridge.
Lechmere Viaduct
East Cambridge Viaduct
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.

Rough Distance: 0.2 Miles (0.4 Kilometers)

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Railroad (MBTA Green Line) Over Charles River and Various Roads in Cambridge and Boston: Middlesex County, Massachusetts and Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Concrete Closed Spandrel (Ribbed) Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 1,700 ft. Main Span: 129 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1910 By: Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Holbrook, Cabot and Rollins of Boston, Massachusetts
This large bridge has a rare and early Strauss trunnion bascule span, and equally significant ribbed concrete arch approach spans.
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North Washington Street Bridge
Charlestown Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.

Rough Distance: 0.3 Miles (0.5 Kilometers)

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North Washington Street Over Charles River in Boston: Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 1,089 ft. Main Span: 241 ft. Roadway: 66 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1900 By: Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania
This beautiful, yet unusual bridge is a very large swing bridge features four truss lines and vertical endposts.

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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