Belden Bly Bridge
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Belden G. Bly Bridge originally known as the Fox Hill Bridge was built in 1912 and renamed in 1985 in honor of former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Belden Bly
. It is the oldest cantilever bridge
in the United States
still in use as well as the oldest Scherzer Rolling Lift under the supervision of the Massachusetts
Department of Public Works. Streetcar tracks originally ran along the southbound section of the bridge. This bridge closed for repairs on 15 December 2008 and is scheduled to be closed for a minimum of five months. The MBTA bus routes 424, 450, 455 and 459 have had their routes detoured through Austin Square in West Lynn through Ballard Street in Saugus.
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
Belden Bly
Belden Bly
Belden Gerald Bly Jr. was an American teacher and member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for 16 terms from 1949 to 1980, representing Saugus, Massachusetts.Bly was born in Everett and grew up in Revere, Massachusetts. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1938...
. It is the oldest cantilever bridge
Cantilever bridge
A cantilever bridge is a bridge built using cantilevers, structures that project horizontally into space, supported on only one end. For small footbridges, the cantilevers may be simple beams; however, large cantilever bridges designed to handle road or rail traffic use trusses built from...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
still in use as well as the oldest Scherzer Rolling Lift under the supervision of the Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
Department of Public Works. Streetcar tracks originally ran along the southbound section of the bridge. This bridge closed for repairs on 15 December 2008 and is scheduled to be closed for a minimum of five months. The MBTA bus routes 424, 450, 455 and 459 have had their routes detoured through Austin Square in West Lynn through Ballard Street in Saugus.
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