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Significant and Distinguished Bridges

 

Name
Year Built/Rehab
Builder
Design
Dimensions
Braga Bridge

Also known as Charles M. Braga, Jr., Bridge

 1965/1989 American Bridge Co. of New York Cantilevered Warren through truss Length of largest span: 839.9 ft.
Total length: 5,780.1 ft. (1.1 mi.)
Deck width: 91.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 25.0 ft.
Central Street Railroad Bridge 1904 C.W. Blakeley Stone arch Span length: 44.9 ft.
Total length: 44.9 ft.
Deck width: 35.1 ft.
Club Street Bridge

Also known as Old Colony Braintree Highlands Railroad Bridge

 1912 Beattie & Cornell (Contractors) Closed-spandrel arch Length of largest span: 83.0 ft.
Total length: 86.9 ft.
Deck width: 24.9 ft.
MA-79 Bridge

Replaced by a new bridge

 1965 Warren deck truss, Double-Deck Length of largest span: 204.0 ft.
Total length: 2,930.3 ft. (0.6 mi.)
Deck width: 25.0 ft.
MC – Brownell Street Overpass Single-span through plate girder
MC – President Avenue Overpass  Pony plate girder
Quequechan River Bridge 1903 Stone arch  Length of largest span: 25.9 ft.
Total length: 34.1 ft.
Deck width: 26.2 ft.
Slade’s Ferry Bridge 1875 American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois Whipple through truss swing
Taunton River Bridge

Also known as Veteran’s Memorial Bridge
US Route 6 Bridge

 2011 – Cianbro Corporation of Pittsfield, ME (Joint Venture Contractor)
– Middlesex Companies of Littleton, MA (Joint Venture Contractor)		 Deck plate girder bascule Length of largest span: 259.9 ft.
Total length: 1,728.1 ft.
Deck width: 75.5 ft.