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Photo, Print, Drawing Northern Avenue Swing Bridge, Spanning Fort Point Channel at boundary between Boston & South Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

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[ Photos from Survey HAER MA-37  ]

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[ Data Pages from Survey HAER MA-37  ]
[ Photo Captions from Survey HAER MA-37  ]

About this Item

Title

  • Northern Avenue Swing Bridge, Spanning Fort Point Channel at boundary between Boston & South Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Names

  • Historic American Engineering Record, creator
  • Jackson, William
  • W.H. Ellis Company
  • New England Structural Company
  • W.H. Ellis and Son Company
  • A.G. Tomasello and Son Company
  • Rideout Chandler & Joyce
  • M.F. Gaddis
  • J.R. Worcester and Company
  • Lehigh Structural Steel Company
  • Boston Bridge Works
  • Boston Public Works Department
  • McCall, John J
  • Rowell, Dave
  • Balfour Engineering Company, Inc.
  • Universal Engineering Corporation
  • Lehigh Structural Steel Company
  • Holyoke Machinery Company
  • Clement, Dan, transmitter
  • Christianson, Justine, transmitter
  • McGinley Hart and Associates, contractor
  • City of Boston, Public Works Department, sponsor
  • Lowe, Jet, photographer
  • Stupich, Martin, photographer
  • Christianson, Justine, transmitter
  • McPartland, Mary, transmitter
  • Stott, Peter H, historian

Created / Published

  • Documentation compiled after 1968

Headings

  • -  swing bridges
  • -  steel truss bridges
  • -  granite piers
  • -  piers (marine landings)
  • -  through trusses
  • -  stonework (granite)
  • -  Pratt trusses
  • -  deck girders
  • -  pinned joints
  • -  sidewalks
  • -  wood decking
  • -  timber piles
  • -  air compressors
  • -  pumps (machinery)
  • -  turntables
  • -  pinions
  • -  drives
  • -  electric motors
  • -  compressors
  • -  wood shingle siding
  • -  transportation
  • -  Massachusetts--Suffolk County--Boston

Latitude / Longitude

  • 42.354521,-71.049437

Notes

  • -  Significance: The Northern Avenue Swing Bridge is one of only two triple-barrelled swing bridges in the Massachusetts Department of Public Works Bridge Inventory, and the only movable bridge still operating on its original compressed air system. The original Tender's House survives with its compressed air tanks and compressors intact. A former double-track freight railway ran down the center barrel. The bridge sidewalks are heavily used by pedestrians. The bridge is an integral part of the proposed Fort Point Channel Historic District, and a visual landmark on the Boston waterfront.
  • -  Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1370
  • -  Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1856
  • -  Survey number: HAER MA-37
  • -  Building/structure dates: 1907-1908 Initial Construction
  • -  Building/structure dates: 1935 Subsequent Work
  • -  Building/structure dates: ca. 1918 Subsequent Work
  • -  Building/structure dates: 1930-1931 Subsequent Work
  • -  Building/structure dates: 1934-1936 Subsequent Work
  • -  Building/structure dates: 1957 Subsequent Work
  • -  Building/structure dates: 1970 Subsequent Work
  • -  Building/structure dates: 1974-1975 Subsequent Work
  • -  Building/structure dates: 1986-1989 Subsequent Work

Medium

  • Photo(s): 40
  • Data Page(s): 29
  • Photo Caption Page(s): 4

Call Number/Physical Location

  • HAER MASS,13-BOST,84-

Source Collection

  • Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)

Repository

Control Number

  • ma1233

Rights Advisory

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf

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Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Historic American Engineering Record, Creator, William Jackson, W.H. Ellis Company, New England Structural Company, W.H. Ellis And Son Company, A.G. Tomasello And Son Company, Rideout Chandler & Joyce, et al., Lowe, Jet, and Martin Stupich, photographer. Northern Avenue Swing Bridge, Spanning Fort Point Channel at boundary between Boston & South Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, MA. Suffolk County Massachusetts Boston, 1968. translateds by Clement, Danmitter, Christianson, Justinemitter, Christianson, Justinemitter, and Mcpartland, Marymitter Documentation Compiled After. Photograph. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/ma1233/.

APA citation style:

Historic American Engineering Record, C., Jackson, W., W.H. Ellis Company, New England Structural Company, W.H. Ellis And Son Company, A.G. Tomasello And Son Company [...] Stott, P. H., Lowe, J. & Stupich, M., photographer. (1968) Northern Avenue Swing Bridge, Spanning Fort Point Channel at boundary between Boston & South Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, MA. Suffolk County Massachusetts Boston, 1968. Clement, D., Christianson, J., Christianson, J. & McPartland, M., transs Documentation Compiled After. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/ma1233/.

MLA citation style:

Historic American Engineering Record, Creator, et al., photographers by Lowe, Jet, and Martin Stupich. Northern Avenue Swing Bridge, Spanning Fort Point Channel at boundary between Boston & South Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, MA. trans by Clement, Danmitter, et al Documentation Compiled After. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/ma1233/>.