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

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

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

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Summary

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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vehicular bridges lawrence duck bridge duck bridge merrimack merrimack river union union street essex essex county massachusetts boston bridge works john healey historic american engineering record massachusetts department of public works massachusetts historical commission martin stupich photo ultra high resolution high resolution united states history library of congress
date_range

Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Boston Bridge Works
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Location

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Library of Congress
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Link

http://www.loc.gov/
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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vehicular bridges lawrence duck bridge duck bridge merrimack merrimack river union union street essex essex county massachusetts boston bridge works john healey historic american engineering record massachusetts department of public works massachusetts historical commission martin stupich photo ultra high resolution high resolution united states history library of congress