Fordway Bridge, Spanning Concord River at Pollard Street, Billerica, Middlesex County, MA
Summary
Significance: The Fordway Bridge is the best known early example, in Massachusetts, of a continuous, multiple-span reinforced concrete T-beam bridge. It is one of the earliest, longest, and most visually impressive of its type in the state. The bridge was designed by one of America's foremost early twentieth century engineering consulting firms, J.R. Worcester & Company. The bridge is located within the Billerica Mills local historic district and is adjacent to the Billerica Mills National Register Historic District.
Survey number: HAER MA-137
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Location
Billerica (Mass.), 42.57918, -71.27858
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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