North Main Street Bridge - Grafton MA
Posted by: 
nomadwillie
N 42° 13.836 W 071° 42.475
19T E 276540 N 4678930
Old stone arch bridge on North Main St in Grafton that is hidden by the overgrowth along the road.
Waymark Code: WMK03Z
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 01/23/2014
Views: 2
The Little bridge is a 19th century stone arch bridge. The map of Grafton in 1831 shows that there were 2 bridges side by side over the Quinsigamond River. The low road bridge lead to Worcester St, whereas the high bridge carried traffic into the Grafton village. This was an unusual and unnecessary duplication of bridges and too expensive for a town to build, it is assumed the early mill owners built the little bridge first (this waymark) and the New England Manufacturing co built the other one.
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: pedestrians
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
Quinsigamond River
Date constructed: ca 1831
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: No
Name of road or trail the bridge services: Old North Main St
Location:
North Grafton
Length of bridge: Not listed
Height of bridge: Not listed
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