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Central Massachusetts Railroad, Linden Street Bridge, Spanning Linden Street, Waltham, Middlesex County, MA

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Central Massachusetts Railroad, Linden Street Bridge, Spanning Linden Street, Waltham, Middlesex County, MA

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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

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Boston & Maine Railroad
Central Massachusetts Railroad
Hawley, Monica E, transmitter
Lowe, Jet, photographer
Jandoli, Liz, transmitter
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Location

Waltham Highlands42.38033, -71.22030
Google Map of 42.3803302, -71.2202963
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Library of Congress
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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

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