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Summary
Significance: This lattice truss bridge was built for the Central Massachusetts Railroad in 1894. The bridge is typical of nineteenth century metal truss bridges which were built for the railroads. The Linden Street Bridge has a clear span of 92 feet between granite abutments, and is almost 20 feet above the road surface.
Survey number: HAER MA-46
Building/structure dates: 1894 Initial Construction
Tags
steel truss bridges
railroad companies
civil engineering
bridge construction
railroad bridges
waltham highlands
central
massachusetts
railroad
central massachusetts railroad
linden
bridge
linden street bridge
linden street
waltham
middlesex
middlesex county
boston and maine railroad
monica e hawley
historic american engineering record
liz jandoli
jet lowe
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
infrastructure
library of congress
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Boston & Maine Railroad
Central Massachusetts Railroad
Hawley, Monica E, transmitter
Lowe, Jet, photographer
Jandoli, Liz, transmitter
Location
Waltham Highlands
,
42.38033, -71.22030
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html