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Saugus River Drawbridge, Spanning Saugus River at MBTA Railroad Eastern Rou, Saugus, Essex County, MA
LocationSpanning Saugus River at MBTA Railroad Eastern Rou,
Saugus, MA
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER MA-84
Part of building/structure is in Lynn, Essex County, MA.
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.
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
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