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The old Fifth Street Bridge, built in 1912, was 657 feet long. There were 6 spans consisting of reinforced concrete arches supporting a concrete deck. The deck was 40 feet wide and carried 2 lanes of traffic and 2 sidewalks. The new Arthur DiTommaso bridge is designed to have live load capacity and earthquake load capacity which meet current design standards. The width of the roadway on the bridge is 32 feet (6.2 feet wider than the previously existing roadway). Five foot wide sidewalks are provided on each side.

Pictures

05/15/02  Deck work starting (.jpg 179k)

04/11/02  Final height of the towers (.jpg 95k)

03/06/02  Abutments coming along well (.jpg)

03/06/02  Further work on the towers (.jpg)

12/12/01  Tower legs taking shape (.jpg 65k)

11/26/01   MHD's rendering of new bridge (.jpg 130k)

10/29/01   View from Water Street (.jpg 30k)

10/29/01   Work on the columns (.jpg 33k)

10/29/01     Work on the columns (.jpg 108k)

04/19/01     Foundation work for the new bridge (.jpg, 65.8k)

04/19/01     Forms for the abutment (Harvard Street side)(.jpg, 73.8k)

04/19/01     Working around the Nashua River (.jpg, 71.8k)

04/10/99     Last span is demolished (.jpg, 115k)

04/06/99     Single span remaining (.jpg, 42k)

01/15/99    The "arch" as it once stood (.jpg, 93k)