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Duck Bridge, Spanning Merrimack River on Union Street, Lawrence, Essex County, MA

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Duck Bridge, Spanning Merrimack River on Union Street, Lawrence, Essex County, MA

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Significance: The Duck Bridge is the oldest double-intersection Warren through truss in the state under Massachusetts Department of Public Works purview, and is one of the state's oldest all-riveted bridges. It was built by a significant late-nineteenth century bridge company, the Boston Bridge Works. The bridge is an integral part, both visually and historically, of the dramatic industrial landscape of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Survey number: HAER MA-104
Building/structure dates: 1888 Initial Construction

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1969 - 1980
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Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Boston Bridge Works
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