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List of crossings of the Merrimack River

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

Crossings

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Crossing Carries Location Built Coordinates References

Massachusetts

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Gillis Memorial Bridge    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 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)
Derek S. Hines Memorial 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)
John Greenleaf Whittier Bridge   I-95 2019 (Replaces bridge built in 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]
Rocks Village Bridge 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)
Bates 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)
Basiliere 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]
MBTA Commuter Rail: Haverhill Line 42°46′16″N 71°05′10″W / 42.77099°N 71.08621°W / 42.77099; -71.08621 (Haverhill Line bridge)
Joseph C. Comeau Bridge Railroad Avenue 42°46′14.08″N 71°5′13.03″W / 42.7705778°N 71.0869528°W / 42.7705778; -71.0869528 (Comeau Bridge)
Antonio Franciosa Memorial Bridge   I-495 42°45′15.98″N 71°7′38.37″W / 42.7544389°N 71.1273250°W / 42.7544389; -71.1273250 (Franciosa Bridge)
O'Reilly Memorial Bridge   I-495 Lawrence and North Andover 42°42′23.93″N 71°8′18.78″W / 42.7066472°N 71.1385500°W / 42.7066472; -71.1385500 (I-495 Bridge, Lawrence)
Duck Bridge South Union Street Lawrence 42°42′15.51″N 71°9′12.14″W / 42.7043083°N 71.1533722°W / 42.7043083; -71.1533722 (South Union Street Bridge)
Joseph W. Casey 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)
E.F. O'Leary 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)
Merrimack-Methuen 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)
Hunts Falls Bridge   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)
John E. Cox Memorial 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]
Ouellette Memorial Bridge 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]
Richard P. Howe Bridge 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)
O'Donnell 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]
Rourke Bridge 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

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Sagamore Bridge 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)
WN&R / B&M RR Bridge 1847 42°45′29″N 71°44′26″W / 42.75806°N 71.74056°W / 42.75806; -71.74056 (B&M RR Bridge) WN&R Railroad - Abutments remain
Taylor Falls Bridge   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)
Pearl Harbor Memorial 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)
Queen City Bridge   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)
Granite Street Bridge 1981 42°59′7″N 71°28′11″W / 42.98528°N 71.46972°W / 42.98528; -71.46972 (Granite Street Bridge)
Notre Dame 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)
Amoskeag Memorial Bridge 1970 43°0′13″N 71°28′11″W / 43.00361°N 71.46972°W / 43.00361; -71.46972 (Amoskeag Bridge)
Main Street Bridge Hooksett 1976 43°5′44″N 71°27′52″W / 43.09556°N 71.46444°W / 43.09556; -71.46444 (Main Street Bridge)
Korea Veterans Memorial 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)
World War II 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)
Vietnam & Gulf War 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)
Sewalls Falls Road Bridge 1915 43°16′16″N 71°33′53″W / 43.27111°N 71.56472°W / 43.27111; -71.56472 (Sewalls Falls Road bridge)
New Hampshire Veterans Memorial Bridge   US 4 Penacook 2005 43°17′24″N 71°35′15.43″W / 43.29000°N 71.5876194°W / 43.29000; -71.5876194 (US 4 bridge)
Boscawen-Canterbury Bridge Boscawen and Canterbury 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 43°26′12″N 71°38′54″W / 43.43667°N 71.64833°W / 43.43667; -71.64833 (source/confluence).

 
 
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  • An italicized entry in the "name" column means that the real name is missing.

References

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  2. ^ "䩯桮⁇牥敮汥慦⁗桩瑴楥爠䉲楤来". www.mhd.state.ma.us. Archived from the original on September 12, 2009.
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  8. ^ "Projects". Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
  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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