Old Northern Avenue Bridge
One of the oldest bridges built over the Fort Point Channel, connecting the seaport to Boston. It was built as a swing truss bridge made out of steel, and is a rare surviving example of the type. Today it carries pedestrian traffic only, and serves as a symbol of the fast-disappearing maritime and industrial heritage of Boston’s historic seaport.
The Boston Engineering Department designed and built the Northern Avenue Bridge in 1905-1908 to provide additional vehicular, pedestrian, and railroad access to the rapidly expanding wharves, warehouses, and factories along the South Boston waterfront. By the 1920s, nine operable bridges spanned the channel; of these, only the Northern Avenue Bridge remains in a relatively unaltered original form.
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