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Photos taken Summer 1990 by Martin Stupich for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Deck view

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Facts

Overview: Five-span through truss bridge over Merrimack River on Aiken Street in Lowell
Location: Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1883 by the Corrugated Metal Co. (Berlin Iron Bridge Co.)
Builder: - Corrugated Metal Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut
Design: Lenticular through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 154.9 ft.
Total length: 779.9 ft.
Deck width: 28.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 19.2 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Joseph R. Oulette Bridge (official name)
Inventory number: BH 19344 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2006): Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 76.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 11,200

Update Log

September 15, 2006: Posted HAER photos

Sources

HAER MA-106 - Aiken Street Bridge, Spanning Merrimack River on Aiken Street, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA

Comments

Aiken Street Bridge

Posted January 4, 2007, by Goyette (N_G_goyette)

I have had recurring dreams and nightmares about passage over the aiken street bridge since I was very young. It has been at least 20 years worth of at least yearly dreams. Most are at night. Most include the bridge crumbling as I try to cross it or get others across it. In actuality, I love this bridge and the others in Lowell and regularly reference them when talking about my hometown. Thank you very much for having these great pictures up in here.