Essex-Merrimac Bridge
Photos
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General View Of Bridge From North River Bank, Looking West Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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General View Of Bridge From North River Bank, Looking West Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Closeup View Of South Tower, Looking Southwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Elevation Of South Tower From Roadway, Looking North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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General View From Center Of Span, Looking North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Elevation Of North Tower From Roadway, Looking South Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Elevation Of North Tower From Roadway, Looking South Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail, Showing Cable Ties To Anchorage At Northeast Corner Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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North Tower From River Bank, Looking Northwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail, Showing Subdeck Bracing And Suspender Connections At Northeast Corner Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail, Showing Single Truss Panel At Northeast Corner Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Oblique View From Below Deck, Looking South Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Doug Kerr in May 2009 |
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Photo taken by Doug Kerr in May 2009 |
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Photo taken by Doug Kerr in May 2009 |
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Photo taken by Doug Kerr in May 2009 |
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Photo taken by Doug Kerr in May 2009 |
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Photo taken by Doug Kerr in May 2010 |
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Photo taken by Doug Kerr in May 2010 |
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Photo taken by Doug Kerr in May 2010 |
Map
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Facts
- Overview
- Suspension bridge over Merrimack River on Main Street in Amesbury
- Location
- Essex County, Massachusetts
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1909; rehabilitated 2003
- Builders
- - Holbrook, Cabot & Rollins Corp. (Contractor)
- Robert R. Evans (Supervising engineer)
- Design
- Wire suspension
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 244.1 ft.
Total length: 265.1 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.3 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Also called
- Chain Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.83389, -70.90722 (decimal degrees)
42°50'02" N, 70°54'26" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 19/344125/4744132 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Newburyport West
- Inventory numbers
- MA A07014 (Massachusetts bridge number)
BH 19254 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 12/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
- Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
- 23,120
Update Log
- March 21, 2011: New photos from Doug Kerr
- November 17, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
Sources
- HAER MA-93 - Essex-Merrimac Bridge, Spanning Merrimack River between Newburyport & Deer Island, Amesbury, Essex County, MA
- James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
- Doug Kerr
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