Old Town Bridge (Wayland, Massachusetts)
Old Town Bridge
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Old Town Bridge in 1935
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Nearest city | Wayland, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Built | 1848 |
Architect | Russell,Josiah |
Architectural style | Other |
NRHP Reference # | 75000292 [1] |
Added to NRHP | May 2, 1975 |
The Old Town Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge in Wayland, Massachusetts. It is located just north of Old Sudbury Road, and is sited across what was formerly a channel of the Sudbury River, which now flows just west and north of the bridge. The four-arch bridge was built in 1848 by Josiah Russell on a site where it is supposed that the first bridge in Middlesex County was built in the 1640s. It was for many years on the major east-west route connecting Boston to points west and south. Originally built of dry-laid stone, the bridge was rebuilt with mortar after being damaged by flooding in 1900. It is 60 feet (18 m) long and has a roadbed 20 feet (6.1 m) wide, with each arch spanning about 10 feet (3.0 m). The bridge was open to vehicular traffic until 1955.[2]
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
See also
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
References
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- Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
- Bridges completed in 1848
- Bridges in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Road bridges in Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Middlesex County, Massachusetts Registered Historic Place stubs
- Northeastern United States bridge (structure) stubs
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