Summer Street Bridge
Summer Street Bridge | |
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Aerial view of Summer Street Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 42°21′04″N 71°03′07″W / 42.35109°N 71.05194°W |
| Carries | Summer Street |
| Crosses | Fort Point Channel |
| Locale | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Official name | Summer Street Retractile Bridge |
| Owner | City of Boston |
| Maintained by | Boston Public Works |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Retractable bridge |
| Material | Steel, masonry |
| Total length | 507 feet (155 m) |
| Width | 44 feet (13 m) (each deck) |
| Height | 25 feet (7.6 m) (above deck) |
| Longest span | 132 feet (40 m) (draws) |
| No. of spans | 5 |
| No. of lanes | 4 |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 2 (discontinued in 1950s, no longer extant) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Berlin Iron Bridge Co. (draws), A. & P. Roberts Company (fixed spans) |
| Built | 1898–1899 |
| Location | |
| References | |
The Summer Street Bridge is a retractile bridge built in 1899 in Boston, Massachusetts, over the Fort Point Channel. It still stands, but has served as a fixed bridge since 1959. This was the site of the Summer Street Bridge disaster in 1916.