Took a quick trip into New Hampshire yesterday and on the way home I stopped and photographed the historic Tyngsborough Bridge. The bridge spans the Merrimack River, one of the largest in this part of the state. I decided to go with the wide shot and include a bit of the rails that parallel the river and to show the great width of the river itself. I like the steeple poking up towards the western end of the bridge, though from this distance its impact is pretty minimal. While not immediately obvious in this photo, there is a temporary bridge running alongside the old single-span steel arch bridge. This scene is a significant landmark to us when taking this route into our bordering state of New Hampshire. There are few crossings over the Merrimack, and old majestic spans like this one are always a sight to be behold.
“Built in 1930, it is the second oldest bridge of it’s type in the state of Massachusetts. The Tyngsborough Bridge’s 547 foot main span is the longest simple steel arch span in the MassHighway database, and the 5th-longest single span amongst all bridges listed in the database.” “Having fallen into serious disrepair, the green bridge has been replaced by a temporary structure while work is done to restore the former to be completed in summer 2012.”