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Choate Bridge
Choate Bridge, Spanning Ipswich River at South Main Street, Ipswich
Location: Ipswich, Massachusetts Coordinates: 42°40′46″N 70°50′16″W / 42.67944°N 70.83778°WCoordinates: 42°40′46″N 70°50′16″W / 42.67944°N 70.83778°W Built: 1764 Architect: Choate,Col. John Architectural style: Other Governing body: Local NRHP Reference#: 72000137
[1]Added to NRHP: August 21, 1972 Choate Bridge (1764) is a historic stone arch bridge on Route 1A/Route 133 over the Ipswich River (S. Main St.) in Ipswich, Massachusetts that is the oldest surviving double arch bridge in North America.
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History
The stone bridge was built in 1764 by the town and county. Construction was supervised by Colonel John Choate, the local treasurer. Choate was the allegedly the first person to ride his horse over the bridge. In 1838 the single lane bridge was widened to two lanes. In 1972 the historic bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places. In 1989 the bridge was extensively renovated.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ William M. Varrell "Ipswich" (Arcadia Publishing, 2001)
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