Waltham Street Bridge - 1920

Waltham Street Bridge - 1920

Otherwise known as "Paper Mill Bridge", this bridge was badly damaged by the flood of November , 1927. The south side of the bridge went down at 3 AM. Bridge had to be closed to vehicular traffic. Opened for traffic one way on December 12, 1927. "The Assabet , normally a small and indolent appearing stream, exhibited a fury never before remembered." New bridge formally opened for traffic at 2:15 PM on November 10, 1928. One auto with Selectmen Binks and Carlton, State Inspector of Bridges James Kelly, C.J. Lynch, the Boston Globe Reporter, and MIss Gertrude Hines, age 5 yrs., started from the Parker St. side. Another car with Selectman W.O.Strout, Louis Martinello, the contractor and his son Michael, Sgt. of Police Nicholas Driscoll and Mr. James Sheridan, Sr., started at the same time from the Summer St. end. (From Selectman's minutes)

1920

Enlargement made by Bob Johnson
Loaned by Walter Allan

1999.100

1999.1905

Print
Enlargement made from a glass slide

11 x 14 in.; 8 x 10 in. copy

PB46