Chain Bridge over 200 yrs old Near Newburyport, Mass, 1792-1909

Item — Box: PHOTO0020.01, Folder: 04, Item: 01

Identifier: SC Photo 0020.01.04.01

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Scope and Contents

Chain Bridge over 200 yrs old Near Newburyport, Mass. (handwritten on back of 10.5 x 13.75 cm carte-de-visite style postcard. This bridge is a 225-foot, single span suspension bridge, which crosses the right branch of the Merrimack River. The date is uncertain but the original crossing on the site was a timber bridge from 1792, then in 1810 a wrought iron chain and again in 1909 another chain suspension bridge was built on the site which was renovated in 2003. )

Dates

Creation: 1792-1909

Creator

From the Item: Unknown (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the Item: 1.5 Linear Feet (1 box, 49 photographs of assorted civil engineering works including Whipple through truss railroad bridges, Pennsylvania through truss bridges, suspension bridges, cantilever bridges, reinforced concrete arch bridges and a buttress dam.) ; 1.5 linear feet