Annisquam Bridge
Annisquam Bridge is a structure in Gloucester, Massachusetts, listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 23, 1983.
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Last checked October 31, 2026 - Location
- Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts
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History
The Annisquam Bridge is a historic bridge in Annisquam, Massachusetts, a village within the city of Gloucester. The bridge was built in 1861 to replace an earlier 1847 bridge that crossed Lobster Cove. It is a wooden pile bridge, a type of which only two others were found in New England as part of a c. 1979 survey. The bridge is 440 feet (130 m) long and 30 feet (9.1 m) wide, and had a drawbridge section in the center that was moved by a hand-cranked winch. The bridge has repeatedly been the subject of safety closings and restorative work over the course of the 20th century, and was completely rebuilt in 1946–7, removing the draw. Despite this, it was closed to vehicular traffic in 1968, and pedestrian traffic in 1987. The bridge has since been rehabilitated, and is open to pedestrian traffic.
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. The official nomination form is linked under Sources.
Other listings in Gloucester
- East Gloucester Square Historic District District · listed 1996
- FRANK A. PALMER AND LOUIS B. CRARY (Shipwreck) Site · listed 2006
- Front Street Block District · listed 1974
- Hammond Castle Building · listed 1973
- Norwood-Hyatt House Building · listed 2000
- Rocky Neck Historic District (Additional Documentation) District · listed 2017
- ADVENTURE (schooner) Structure · listed 1989
- Annisquam Harbor Light Station Structure · listed 1987
- Babson-Alling House Building · listed 1996
- Beauport Building · listed 2003
- Beauport Building · listed 1976
- Central Gloucester Historic District District · listed 1982
- Davis-Freeman House Building · listed 1990
- Dyke-Wheeler House Building · listed 1990
- Eastern Point Light Station District · listed 1987
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