List of crossings of the Merrimack River

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This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Merrimack River from its mouth in the Gulf of Maine at Newburyport, Massachusetts, upstream to its source at the merger of two rivers in Franklin, New Hampshire. Some pedestrian bridges and abandoned bridges are also listed.

List of crossings of the Merrimack River is located in Massachusetts
List of crossings of the Merrimack River
River mouth
List of crossings of the Merrimack River is located in New Hampshire
List of crossings of the Merrimack River
River source

Crossings[]

Crossing Carries Location Built Coordinates References

Massachusetts[]

US 1 / Route 1A Newburyport and Salisbury 42°48′57.89″N 70°52′24.29″W / 42.8160806°N 70.8734139°W / 42.8160806; -70.8734139 (Newburyport Turnpike Bridge)
Newburyport Railroad 42°48′57.40″N 70°52′22.27″W / 42.8159444°N 70.8728528°W / 42.8159444; -70.8728528 (Newburyport Railroad Bridge) [1]
Chain Bridge Spofford Street (south bank to Deer Island) Newburyport and Amesbury 42°50′1.19″N 70°54′24.53″W / 42.8336639°N 70.9068139°W / 42.8336639; -70.9068139 (Chain Bridge)
Spofford Street (north bank to Deer Island) 42°50′7.53″N 70°54′26.97″W / 42.8354250°N 70.9074917°W / 42.8354250; -70.9074917 (Derek S. Hines Memorial Bridge)
I-95 1951 42°50′4.12″N 70°54′42.24″W / 42.8344778°N 70.9117333°W / 42.8344778; -70.9117333 (John Greenleaf Whittier Bridge) [2]
East Main Street Haverhill and West Newbury 42°48′38.54″N 70°59′59.69″W / 42.8107056°N 70.9999139°W / 42.8107056; -70.9999139 (East Main Street Bridge)
Groveland Street Haverhill and Groveland 42°45′49.88″N 71°2′2.92″W / 42.7638556°N 71.0341444°W / 42.7638556; -71.0341444 (Bates Bridge)
Route 125 (Main Street / South Main Street) Haverhill 42°46′25.43″N 71°4′34.46″W / 42.7737306°N 71.0762389°W / 42.7737306; -71.0762389 (Basiliere Bridge) [3]
42°46′14.08″N 71°5′13.03″W / 42.7705778°N 71.0869528°W / 42.7705778; -71.0869528 (Comeau Bridge)
42°45′15.98″N 71°7′38.37″W / 42.7544389°N 71.1273250°W / 42.7544389; -71.1273250 (Franciosa Bridge)
Lawrence 42°42′23.93″N 71°8′18.78″W / 42.7066472°N 71.1385500°W / 42.7066472; -71.1385500 (I-495 Bridge, Lawrence)
South Union Street 42°42′15.51″N 71°9′12.14″W / 42.7043083°N 71.1533722°W / 42.7043083; -71.1533722 (South Union Street Bridge)
Parker Street 42°42′12.77″N 71°9′37.34″W / 42.7035472°N 71.1603722°W / 42.7035472; -71.1603722 (Parker Street Bridge)
Route 28 (Broadway) 42°42′4.32″N 71°9′55.93″W / 42.7012000°N 71.1655361°W / 42.7012000; -71.1655361 (E.F. O'Leary Bridge)
I-93 Methuen and Andover 42°42′1.82″N 71°12′35.27″W / 42.7005056°N 71.2097972°W / 42.7005056; -71.2097972 (Interstate 93 Bridge, Methuen)
Route 38 Lowell 1959 42°38′48.76″N 71°17′57.39″W / 42.6468778°N 71.2992750°W / 42.6468778; -71.2992750 (Hunts Falls Bridge)
Bridge Street 1937 (Crossing dates to 1830s[4]) 42°38′53.30″N 71°18′18.55″W / 42.6481389°N 71.3051528°W / 42.6481389; -71.3051528 (John E. Cox Bridge) [5]
Aiken Street / Aiken Avenue 1883 42°39′17.01″N 71°18′55.51″W / 42.6547250°N 71.3154194°W / 42.6547250; -71.3154194 (Ouellette Bridge) [6]
University Avenue 2013 42°39′5.76″N 71°19′29.14″W / 42.6516000°N 71.3247611°W / 42.6516000; -71.3247611 (Unnamed Bridge)
School Street / Mammoth Rd 2005 (Rebuilt from a bridge built in 1917, crossing dates to 1792[7]) 42°38′58.36″N 71°19′49.98″W / 42.6495444°N 71.3305500°W / 42.6495444; -71.3305500 (O'Donnell Bridge) [8]
Wood Street 1983 42°38′18.58″N 71°21′24.31″W / 42.6384944°N 71.3567528°W / 42.6384944; -71.3567528 (Rourke Bridge) The bridge is a "temporary" structure, but it might be replaced by a permanent structure soon.
Tyngsborough Bridge Route 3A / Route 113 Tyngsborough 1932, Rebuilt 1975 42°40′33.66″N 71°25′16.33″W / 42.6760167°N 71.4212028°W / 42.6760167; -71.4212028 (Tyngsboro Bridge)

New Hampshire[]

Circumferential Highway Nashua and Hudson 1973 (twinned in 2000) 42°43′27″N 71°26′17″W / 42.72417°N 71.43806°W / 42.72417; -71.43806 (Circumferential Highway)
NH 111 1970 (Taylor Falls/eastbound span) & 1973 (Veterans Memorial/westbound span) 42°45′48″N 71°26′37″W / 42.76333°N 71.44361°W / 42.76333; -71.44361 (Taylor Falls Bridge)
Manchester Airport Access Road (Raymond Wieczorek Drive) Bedford and Manchester 2011 42°54′48″N 71°27′11″W / 42.91333°N 71.45306°W / 42.91333; -71.45306 (Manchester Airport Access Road)
US 3 Manchester 1923 42°58′27″N 71°28′19″W / 42.97417°N 71.47194°W / 42.97417; -71.47194 (Queen City Bridge)
1981 42°59′7″N 71°28′11″W / 42.98528°N 71.46972°W / 42.98528; -71.46972 (Granite Street Bridge)
1988 (twinned in 1990) 42°59′39″N 71°28′10″W / 42.99417°N 71.46944°W / 42.99417; -71.46944 (Notre Dame Bridge/West Bridge)
1970 43°0′13″N 71°28′11″W / 43.00361°N 71.46972°W / 43.00361; -71.46972 (Amoskeag Bridge)
Hooksett 1976 43°5′44″N 71°27′52″W / 43.09556°N 71.46444°W / 43.09556; -71.46444 (Main Street Bridge)
US 3 Concord 1998 43°11′35″N 71°31′26″W / 43.19306°N 71.52389°W / 43.19306; -71.52389 (Korea Veterans Memorial Bridge)
NH 9 1966 43°12′32″N 71°31′50″W / 43.20889°N 71.53056°W / 43.20889; -71.53056 (World War II Veterans Memorial Bridge)
I-393 / US 4 / US 202 1978 43°13′10″N 71°31′23″W / 43.21944°N 71.52306°W / 43.21944; -71.52306 (Vietnam & Gulf War Veterans Memorial Bridge)
1915 43°16′16″N 71°33′53″W / 43.27111°N 71.56472°W / 43.27111; -71.56472 (Sewalls Falls Road bridge)
US 4 Boscawen and Canterbury 2005 43°17′24″N 71°35′15.43″W / 43.29000°N 71.5876194°W / 43.29000; -71.5876194 (US 4 bridge)
1907 43°19′3.32″N 71°37′5″W / 43.3175889°N 71.61806°W / 43.3175889; -71.61806 (Old Canterbury Road bridge) Bridge removed in 2014[9]

River source at confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers in Franklin, New Hampshire at

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43°26′12″N 71°38′54″W / 43.43667°N 71.64833°W / 43.43667; -71.64833 (source/confluence).

List of crossings of the Merrimack River is located in New Hampshire
List of crossings of the Merrimack River
River source
  • An italicized entry in the "name" column means that the real name is missing.

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ http://www.mhd.state.ma.us/default.asp?pgid=bridge/whittier&sid=bridgeData Archived September 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 7, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 8, 2009. Retrieved October 27, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ http://library.uml.edu/clh/Pawt/Paw2.Html[bare URL]
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ Iain Wilson (November 19, 2014). "After 100 years, Canterbury/Boscawen bridge knocked down, removed". Concord Monitor. Retrieved July 20, 2015.

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