Saugus River Drawbridge, Spanning Saugus River at MBTA Railroad Eastern Route, Saugus, Essex County, MA
Summary
Significance: The Saugus River Drawbridge is a single-leaf Strauss overhead counterweight bascule which is believed to be the oldest known example of its type in Massachusetts. It is particularly significant for its innovative engineering design and association with a prominent bridge engineer, Joseph Baermann Strauss, whose company designed the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
Survey number: HAER MA-84
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Location
Saugus (Mass.), 42.44893, -70.98722
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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