Northern Avenue Swing Bridge HAER MA-37 Spanning Fort Point Channel at Northern Ave. Boston Suffolk County Massachusetts
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Historic American Engineering Record National Park Service Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. 20240 HAEtt HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD MA~
HAERMA-37 l3-8D51; NORTHERN AVENUE SWING BRIDGE 14-
Date: 1908
Location: Spanning Fort Point Channel at Northern Avenue.
Builder: City of Boston
Owner: City of Boston
Significance: The Northern Avenue Bridge, built in 1908, is one of only three surviving swing bridges built by the city of Boston in the late 19th and early 20th century. Today, still operated infrequently on its original compressed-air system, it is the only operable bridge in Boston of its type. The bridge is 80 feet in width, encompassing betweeen four sets of pin connected trusses, two sidewalks, two roadways and a center lane reserved for a doubl&-track freight railroad. The swing span is 283 feet in length. the "rim bearing swing span is carried by a 40 foot diameter drum, in turn supported by 56 steel wheels running on a track along the rim of the granite island pier.
Transmitted by: Dan Clement, 1984. Historical information written by Peter Stott. ADDENDUM TO HAER No. MA-37 NORTHERN AVENUE SWING BRIDGE Spanning Fort Point Channel, on the boundary between Boston Proper and South Boston City of Boston Suffolk County Massachusetts
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HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD
NORTHERN AVENUE SWING BRIDGE
This report is an addendum to a 1 page report previously transmitted to the Library of Congress.
Location: Spanning the Fort Point Channel, located on the boundary between Boston Proper and South Boston, City of Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
UTM: 19.331180.4690940
Quad: Boston South, Massachusetts
Date of Construction: 1907-8. Altered, Repaired: 1935, 1957, 1974, 1986
Present Owner: City of Boston Public Works Department 1 City Hall Plaza Boston, MA 02201
Present Use: Vehicular/ Pedestrian Bridge (and former Railroad Bridge) \ Significance: The Northern A venue Swing Bridge is one of only two triple-barrelled swing bridges in the MDPW Bridge Inventory, and the only movable bridge still operating on its original compressed air system. The original Tender's House survives with its compressed air tanks and compressors intact. A former double-track freight railway ran down the center barrel. The bridge sidewalks are heavily used by pedestrians. The bridge is an integral part of the propgsed. Fort Point Channel Historic District, and a visual landmark on the Boston waterfront.
Project Information: This documentation was initiated in June 1989 in accordance with the conditions outlined in a Letter of Permission (dated March 13,1989) from the Department of the Army, New England Division Corps of Engineers, LTC Stanley J. Murphy, District Engineer, to the City of Boston Public Works Department, Joseph F. Casazza, Commissioner, as a mitigative measure prior to construction of a new fixed replacement bridge, and the stabilization and adaptive reuse of this bridge. This document was prepared by:
McGinley Hart & Associates 77 North Washington Street Boston, MA 02114
Under Subcontract to: STY/Seelye Stevenson Value and Knecht 230 Congress Street Boston, MA 02110 NORTHERN A VENUE SWING BRIDGE HAER No. MA-37 (page 3)
Site Description - Context
The Fort Point Channel area was developed during the nineteenth century as a result of the filling of the South Boston Flats. Originally known as Dorchester Neck, South Boston was annexed to the City of Boston in 1804. The peninsula initially attracted residential development as a result of the toll bridge built by South Boston Associates on the alignment of the present Dover Street in 1805. The marshy area known as the Flats and the intervening South Bay later became available for commercial development as a result of the efforts of three entities, the Boston Wharf Company, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and various railroad companies. The Boston Wharf Company was incorporated in 1836 to capitalize on new wharf development, acquiring areas along Fort Point Channel. Throughout the nineteenth century the Company built 45 buildings which are potentially eligible for listing on the National Register as part of the Fort Point Channel Historic District. 1
This construction was promoted by the reclamation and filling of the area by the Commonwealth for industrial and commercial development in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, culminating in the construction of the Commonwealth and Fish Piers in 1913. The railroad, attracted to the waterfront by the Wharf Company in the 1850's, began a large rail yard in the 1880's which became the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad's principal Boston freight depot in 1893. The existing row of five movable bridges were built across Fort Point Channel between 1870 and 1930. These include those at Broadway (swing span, 1875/1915), South Station Old Colony Railroad Bridge (Scherzer rolling lift,1900, HAER MA-35), Summer Street (paired retractile draw, 1899, HAER MA-41), Northern Avenue (Pratt truss swing span, 1908, HAER MA-37) and Congress Street (Strauss overhead counterweight bascule, 1930, HAER MA-38).2
The Northern Avenue Swing Bridge was constructed during 1905-8 for the City of Boston, under the direction of its Engineering Department, linking downtown Boston on the northwest with the South Boston waterfront on the southeast. The swing bridge is located on Fort Point Channel between Atlantic Avenue on the northwest and the Fan Pier on the southeast. The swing section is at the center of the bridge and is supported by two polygonal approach span masonry piers and one circular draw span pier between the west abutment and a South Boston pier. The Hook Lobster Company is at the west end and the Neptune Lobster Company at the east end of the bridge on the south or upstream side. On the north side toward the harbor, at the west end is the U.S. Appraiser's Building, and on the east end, the fan pier belonging to Anthony's Pier 4 Inc. 3
Fort Point Channel is a tidal estuary which serves as anchorage for fishing, shellfishing and lobstering vessels as well as pleasure boats and rowing shells. Boston Harbor is located on the northeast with commercial marinas and businesses, including the Boston Tea Party Ship Museum on the Congress Street Bridge, upstream to the southwest. The Northern Avenue Swing Bridge is the most visible of the five remaining movable bridges on Fort Point Channel, and a principal marine landmark as viewed from Boston Harbor. The bridge has been determined eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.4 NORTHERN AVENUE SWING BRIDGE HAER No. MA- 37 (page 4)
Construction and Alterations
The entire history of the Northern Avenue Swing Bridge, including its original construction, rebuilding, repairs and maintenance are well documented in the collections of the Boston Public Works Department Bridge Division, as well as the Annual Reports of the earlier City Engineer's Department, Bridge and Ferry Division, and other photographic collections such as those of the Boston Public Library, the Bostonian Society, and the archives of the Boston Herald. The original and existing conditions of both the site and the bridge are documented by the drawings and photographs accompanying the following text. Additional photos and drawings appear in published sources cited in the bibliography.
The Northern Avenue Swing Bridge, the first crossing at this site, was preceded by earlier structures at the other four bridge crossings along Fort Point Channel, the nearest of which is the Congress Street Bascule Bridge. Northern Avenue's compressed-air movable bridge was built according to the design precedent (and with some interchangeable parts) of the North Washington Street Charlestown Bridge which was constructed under the direction of the city engineers in 1896-9 across the entrance to the Charles River at the North End of the city. The Northern Avenue Swing Bridge, a triple-barrelled swing bridge with a Pratt-type truss and two similar approach spans, was constructed in 1905-8 as part of a general upgrading of vehicular, railroad and pedestrian service to the South Boston wharfs and warehouses which were expanding at a rapid rate. 5
The existing swing bridge has undergone several repairs and alterations as follows:
1918 (ca.) -Track laid over bridge by Union Railway, as originally planned.
1930-1 - Draw pier concrete and masonry repaired; new compressed air tanks.
1934-6- Bridge draw pier, foundation, and draw superstructure rebuilt with minor modifications; new air compressor installed (original retained as backup). End lifts repaired. 6
1957 - Redecking of approach span 3.
1970- Railroad track abandoned.
1974-5 - Approach and draw spans redecked.
1986-9 - Approach span deck bracing repairs; new draw span compressor installed to replace 1934 compressor; original compressor functioning as backup.
General maintenance over the years has included painting and miscellaneous minor repairs such as installation of steel patch plates; machinery, gate and railing repairs; and grouting of the mortar joints in the granite piers. 7 NORTHERN AVENUE SWING BRIDGE HAER No. MA- 37 (page 5)
Key Individuals
The bridge was designed by the City Engineer, William Jackson, based on his earlier design of the Charlestown Bridge (1896-9) for which John E. Cheney was Assistant Engineer. The widely utilized Pratt truss used in the bridge's construction was originally patented in 1844 by Boston Assistant City Engineer, T. Willis Pratt. The W. H. Ellis Co. built the masonry piers and abutments and the New England Structural Company of Everett, Massachusetts built the superstucture which was completed in 1908. In 1930, W.H. Ellis & Son Co. repaired the draw fender and fender guards, while A.G. Tomasello & Son Co. repaired the drawbridge masonry pier. In 1931, Rideout Chandler & Joyce installed eight new compressed air tanks, piping and valves. The major work of the 1934-5 rebuilding was performed by M.F. Gaddis, under the direction of J.R. Worcester & Co., Consulting Engineers; new steelwork was fabricated by the Lehigh Structural Steel Co. In 1936 the end lifts were repaired by the Boston Bridge Works. Other Boston Public Works Department engineers worked on bridge alterations in the succeeding years, including John J. McCall, Division Engineer, who superintended the 1957 repairs. More recent repairs have been done under the direction of Universal Engineering Corporation, and most recently STV/Seelye Stevenson, Value and Knecht, Lawrence J. McCluskey, P.E., Senior Vice-President. In the past decade Balfour Engineering Co. Inc. and recently their mechanic, Dave Rowell, have executed repairs and provided mechanical services to keep the bridge in operating condition. 8
Construction Techniques - Technical Description
Found.ations - The granite masonry piers were built on concrete footings which rest on wood pilings below the river bed. The westerly abutment on the Boston side is a composite masonry structure, consisting of a front pier on a Portland Cement concrete foundation supported ~y piles and five lines of longitudinal piers which extend back to the face of the old dock wall and support steel I-Beams which carry concrete arches. The easterly abutment on the South Boston side was constructed over the site of a granite seawall built in 1878; the mass of large granite blocks was consolidated with concrete since its removal for the driving of piles was not possible. The two channel piers which support the draw ends are curved on the draw-side face to approximate the arc of the end of the draw span swing which rests upon it when the draw is closed. The center draw pier has a circular concrete foundation resting on wood piles; the concrete of this and other piers was formed by splined plank caissons. The draw fender pier, comprised of oak wood piles braced and partially decked with hard pine, was the largest ever built by the city at the time of its construction. The pier measured from the center of the bridge 290 feet downstream, 215 feet upstream, and 88 feet across. The extension of the triangular ends, 44 feet measured along the center line, made the total length of the draw fender pier 593 feet.
Superstructure - The Northern A venue Swing Bridge employs a riveted steel frame on both the approach and the draw spans. The active leaf of the bridge is a triple-barrelled pinned through-truss swing bridge with a flat-topped single-panel tower. Approach spans 1 and 2 are similar through truss spans each with four pin-connected trusses about 150 feet long, spaced at 22 foot-eight inches NORTHERN A VENUE SWING BRIDGE HAER No. MA- 37 (page 6)
on center. These support three roadways and two outboard cantilevered sidewalks. Span 3, which formerly carried a freight-railway track transversely across the bridge near the South Boston abutment, is a deck plate girder span made up of six plate girders at fourteen feet-nine inches on center with an average length of 55 feet. The approach span floor paving, resting on six-inch hard pine plank covered with waterproofing and sand, originally consisted of six-inch granite blocks laid with pitch and pebble joints. Sidewalks were originally of four inches of asphalt laid on four-inch thick plank.
The 283 feet long by 80 feet wide draw span, a Pratt-type truss with five sloped upper chords in cantilever arms, is visually continuous to the top of the tower. The steel truss towers provide lateral stability to the swing bridge. Each opposing leaf acts as the other's counterweight upon opening, with the truss towers resting on a turntable. The draw span of the bridge was built in an open position, supported by its wood-pile fender pier, and closed upon completion of the truss and machinery assembly. When closed, the swing bridge ends are supported on sliding blocks, after the lowering of the end lifts. The draw span roadway was five-inch hard pine plank sheathed with spruce plank, and sidewalks were of two-inch hard pine.
Repairs and Alterations - A fireboat house and public landing pier were added to the north side of the South Boston approach span circa 1912. This auxiliary structure, visible in older views, disappeared within the last decade when it collapsed into the Channel. The two side spans were built originally to accommodate vehicular traffic, and the center span was constructed to accommodate a freight railway spur as well. The tracks were added ten years after the initial construction ca.1918, and removed in 1970. In 1924, the Boston Public Works Commissioner, J.A. Rourke nailed down the first rubber paving tile in Boston on the Northern A venue Bridge, but this innovative technology apparently disappeared with the wood planks in later repavings. In 1931 Rideout, Chandler and Joyce installed eight new compressed air tanks, new piping and valves in the Tenders' House.
The proximity of salt-water to the draw turntable pit led to its deterioration and eventual reconstruction in 1934-5. On January 26, 1934 one of the links connecting the upper chord of one of the center trusses to the draw span tower failed and the adjacent links also parted. Because of the possibility of a complete collapse, a comprehensive engineering survey was made and it was determined that it would be necessary to entirely dismantle the draw, rebuild the draw pit from grade up and rebuild the drawspan superstructure. At that time the draw span was completely dissassembled in order to rebuild the draw pit with reinforced concrete along the lines of the original design. The draw was then completely rebuilt in its original form with replacement of deteriorated members and some repairs using welded, rather than riveted construction techniques. J.R. Worcester & Company, Consulting Engineers, superintended the rebuilding which was done by M.F. Gaddis, Contractor. This work on the bridge was carried on as a W.P.A. Project which provided federal funding for the rebuilding. The structure was rebuilt using the old floor beams, truss posts and minor members of the drawspan, and included repairing the fixed spans and redecking of the entire structure. New steelwork of the superstructure, fabricated by the Lehigh Structural Steel Company of Allentown, Pennsylvania, very nearly duplicated the original design as there are no apparent visual differences before and after rebuilding. The original roadway gates remain with some later repairs. NORTHERN AVENUE SWING BRIDGE HAER No. MA-37 (page 7)
The wood decking of the draw span, covered with rubber tile pavement in 1924 said to be "the first in Boston", has since been replaced with open steel grate decking; the granite block paving of the approach spans has likewise been superseded by asphalt pavement. The wood fender piers and Draw Tenders' house have deteriorated in intervening years, although they retain much of their original form. Recent repairs have included replacement of the 1934 Pennsylvania Compressor with an A. C. powered Joy compressor in 1989, although the original Union Steam Pump, made in Battle Creek Michigan in 1908, still operates under D.C. power with a rectifier, as a backup. The bridge is presently in a somewhat deteriorated state, and requires constant repairs; its inventory rating (type 3S2) of 30 tons has been reduced to (type 3S2) 15 tons.8
Description and Operation
The three-barren bridge has a steel superstructure which rests on granite block piers and abutments; these in turn are supported by the concrete foundations and friction piles. The Northern A venue Swing Bridge consists of three spans: the two approach spans are fixed, paved-deck, steel through-girders averaging 145 feet, each carrying steel stringers. The center draw span is a double leaf, open-deck steel rim-bearing swing bridge which is 283 feet in length from end to end. The deck width is eighty feet (out to out) and now consists of two vehicular lanes in each barren and two cantilevered sidewalks projecting outboard. The approach spans are paired, pinned Pratt through trusses with vertical end posts. There is no upper lateral bracing between the two inner lines of trusses. The center draw span has lateral bracing among all four Pratt truss lines. The center tower, 46 feet high measured from the bridge deck, carries the weight of the two independent 125 feet 2 inch swing spans to eight points on a circular drum, 40 feet in diameter. The draw weighs about 1,300 tons and rests on fifty-six steel wheels running between steel-faced tracks. The total length of the bridge is 643 feet from abutment to abutment. The minimum horizontal clearance through each of the two channel ways of the draw is 75 feet between fenders; the vertical 9learance is 7 feet from mean high water to bottom of steel, and unlimited when the bridge is open.
The bridge is operated by a draw tender to allow the passage of boats, with assistant tenders manning the gates and end lift blocks. The original operating mechanism (rebuilt in similar form in 1934-5) consists of a rim-bearing turntable track and wheels with a rack-and-pinion drive system powered by compressed air. The concrete turntable pit contains the forty foot diameter drum which turns on fifty-six steel wheels running on tracks supported by granite blocks. The operating mechanism consists of a system of donkey engines driving turntable rack-and-pinion gears and plunger-actuated lever-action end lifts, all driven by compressed-air. The compressors in the Tenders' House on the fender pier are powered by direct current electric motors; the compressed air is stored in eight tanks located in an adjoining room. A manual drive system was designed for use in operating both the revolving mechanism and the end lifts, in the event of electrical failure.
Power for draw machinery operation was originally provided by two double-stage compressors each geared to a 50 horsepower electric motor using 500 volt direct current. The operating air pressure was kept at 200 pounds per square inch, with the compressors automatically started or stopped upon fifteen pounds pressure deviation from normal. The eight original steel NORTHERN AVENUE SWING BRIDGE HAER No. MA- 37 (page 8) receiver tanks had a combined capacity of 1500 cubic feet. A four inch pipe main carried the air to the draw span center, directly under the operator's stand; from there the air is delivered at 200 pounds pressure to the end lifts, and at 70 pounds to the donkey engines which turn the draw.
The draw is opened by two 6 1/4 inch by 10 inch double-cylinder engines with drive trains attached to the draw; the final pinion of each train acts on a rack attached to the track on the draw pier. These two sets of turning apparatus can operate independently and rotate the draw if one is out of service. The eight end lifts, one at each free end of the four truss lines, are each actuated by a piston in a 16 inch diameter cylinder . The plunger rod actuates a lever using a cast-iron block on the stone pier as a fulcrum. This mechanism raises the free end of the truss approximately five inches to allow bearing blocks to be slid beneath it. The four blocks at each end of the bridge are connected to a shaft operated by a lever from the roadway deck by the gateman. The truss ends are then lowered half an inch onto the bearing blocks, the end lifts released, gates opened, and traffic passes onto the draw. The operator's stand is located at the center of the draw span between the two roadways, where both street traffic and navigation can be observed. Compressed-air power requires about two minutes to fully open the draw while the manual drive requires about twenty minutes. NORTHERN AVENUE SWING BRIDGE HAER No. MA-37 (page 9)
Historical Significance
a. Engineering Significance
The primary significance of the Northern Avenue Swing Bridge is its engineering design. It is the only movable bridge still operating on a compressed air system; one of only two triple-barreled swing bridges in the MDPW bridge inventory list, where it is listed as one of nine remaining rim bearing swing bridges. The original Tenders' House survives with its compressed air tanks and one original compressor intact. A former double-track freight railway ran down the center barrel, making it one of very few multi-purpose bridges designed for horsedrawn and automotive vehicles, trains and pedestrians. It is a prominent structure as seen from Boston Harbor and the ferry landing at nearby Rowe's Wharf on the downtown Boston dockside. The bridge is an integral part of the proposed Fort Point Channel Historic District and a visual landmark on the Boston waterfront.
b. Cultural Significance
The bridge has secondary historical associations with the development of South Boston, since the construction of this bridge influenced the progress of commercial construction activity on the South Boston waterfront. Northern A venue's construction was an integral part of the promotion of the area by the Commonwealth which resulted in the building of the Commonwealth and Fish Piers in 1913.
c. Architectural Significance
The design of the bridge and the principles involved in its original construction and operation are significant features. The bridge has less importance from an architectural than from an engineering standpoint; however, the original approach span trusses remain intact and the draw span retains its original graceful appearance visually. The Tenders' House is a good example of the shingle style which enhances the waterfront character of the area. The bridge is a familiar landmark to Boston Harbor and automobile traffic; and visible from other nearby landmark bridges as well.
Contextual Information
The Northern Avenue Swing Bridge was built according to the design precedent (and with some interchangeable parts) of the North Washington Street Charlestown Bridge which was constructed under the direction of the City Engineers in 1896-9. Some of the operating machinery of the draw span for the Northern Avenue Bridge was identical to that of the Charlestown Bridge when originally constructed. Most notable was the gearing, made according to Holyoke Machinery Company Patterns, which was noted on drawing number 3715 in February of 1908 as "interchangeable with the Charlestown Bridge". Recent interviews with bridge tenders, mechanics and engineers reveal that these gears from the Charlestown Bridge were actually used to repair the Northern Avenue Swing Bridge. These were subsequently replaced when they were in turn destroyed by a tugboat which was being used to close the bridge which had jammed. One original NORTHERN AVENUE SWING BRIDGE HAER No. MA- 37 (page 10)
D.C. electrically powered air compressor continues to serve the bridge, functioning in a backup capacity since 1935, making this the only movable bridge of its type to remain functioning under its original compressed air system. The bridge was the subject of a recent study by Todd Lee/ Clark/ Rozas Associates, Inc. Nonhern Avenue Bridges Study, for the Boston Redevelopment Authority in May of 1988. In this report, the design of a nearby replacement bridge and alternatives for the adaptive reuse of the present bridge were explored, a process which is now continuing. The Fort Point Channel area was also the subject of a study the same year for the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Physical Change and Programming in and around the Fort Point Channel, a Report of the Fort Point Channel Project. This was followed in March of 1989 with a Fort Point Channel Plan Progress Report, issued jointly by The City of Boston, the Fort Point Citizens Advisory Committee and the Boston Redevelopment Authority. NORTHERN AVENUE SWING BRIDGE HAER No. MA-37 (page 11)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Boston Engineering Department Annual Reports, 1900-1939, Published by the City of Boston, Boston Public Library. Views of bridge as constructed in 1909 Annual Report.
Darnell, Victor C., Directory of American Bridge Building Companies, 1840-1900, (Washington, D.C.: Society for Industrial Archeology, 1984).
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Physical Change and Programming in and around the Fort Point Channel, a Report of the Fort Point Channel Project, M. David Lee, Chairperson, July 1988.
Inventory of Historic Resources, Central Artery/ Third Harbor Tunnel Agency Review Draft, Massachusetts Department of Public Works, Boston, April, 1989.
Kyper, Frank. The Railroad that Came Out At Night (Brattleboro, VT: The Stephen Greene Press, 1977) View of Union Freight train on bridge, 1969, p.37.
Roper, Stephen J., Massachusetts Department of Public Works Bridge Inventory, May -October 1984.
Stott, Peter, Bridge Row, The Drawbridges of Fort Point Channel, unpublished typescript, Boston, June 1987.
Todd Lee / CJark / Rozas Associates, Inc. Northern A venue Bridges Study , for the Boston Redevelopment Authority, Boston, May 1988.
Fort Point Channel Plan Progress Report, issued jointly by The City pf Boston, the Fort Point Citizens Advisory Committee, and the Boston Redevelopment Authority, March 1989.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, General- Conditions Letter of Permission No. MA-BOSS-487-L- 89, January 1989
AR CHIV AL COLLECTIONS
Boston Public Works Department, Bridge Division Records, 400 Frontage Road, South Boston, Massachusetts 02118.
Boston Public Library, 666 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02117, Government Records, Print Department
STV/Seelye Stevenson Value & Knecht, Engineers and Planners, 230 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, Engineering Files. NORTHERN AVENUE SWING BRIDGE HAER No. MA- 37 (page 12)
1 Inventory of Historic Resources, South Boston, pp. 59 - 66.
2 Stott, Peter, Bridge Row. The Drawbridges of Fort Point Channel. pp 1-11.
3 U.S. Army, General Conditions of Corps of Engineers, Attachment Maps 1-5.
4 Roper, Stephen J., Massachusetts DPW Bridge Inventory, Survey Form, May 1984.
5 Boston Engineering Department Annual Reports, 1900 - 1910.
6 Boston Engineering Department Annual Reports, 1930-1939
7 Boston Public Works Department, Bridge Division Records, STY/Seelye Stevenson Value & Knecht, Engineers and Planners, Engineering Files.
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.ll.il.u: Dwg. No, Drawing IitJe { Descrjptjon Agency Engineer 1905 3747 Seawall Dock #1 General Plan Boston Engineering Dept.
1905 3748 Seawall Dock #1 Cross Section & Details Boston Engineering Dept
1905 3749 Land Plan of NHHRR@ Docks Boston Engineering Dept 2&3
1905 3750 Sanding on Dock 2 & 3 Boston Engineering Dept.
1905 3751 Seawalls Dock 2 & Bulkhead Easterly from Boston Engineering Dept. Wall
1905 3752 Seawalls Docks 2 & 3, Bulkhead @ Pier 3 Boston Engineering Dept.
1905 3753 Seawalls Docks 2 & 3, Details of wall @ Boston Engineering Dept. Dock2 .
1905 3754 Proposed Grades Northern Ave. Boston Engineering Dept
1905 3755 Land Plan for Northern Ave. & Sleeper St Boston Engineering Dept
1906 3653 Plan of Location Also Section and Borings Boston Engineering Dept. MA-37-54 William Jackson, City Eng.
1906 3657 General Plan Steel Superstructure - Includes Half Sections, Tower, Boston Engineering Dept MA-37-56 Draw Span End,Drum William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3659 Steel Superstructure - Draw Span Truss Al, Section 2, Changes Boston Engineering Dept 1907, 1932 William Jackson, City Eng.
1906 3600 Steel Superstructure - Draw Span Truss Al - Section 3, Changes Boston Engineering Dept 1907 William Jackson, City Eng.
1906 3600 Steel Superstructure - Draw Span Truss Al, Section 1, Changes 1907 Boston Engineering Dept William Jackson, City Eng.
1906 3661 Steel Superstructure - Draw Span Truss B - Section 1 Corrections Boston Engineering Dept 1907 William Jackson, City Eng.
1906 3 1906 3663 Steel Superstructure - Draw Span Truss B - Section 3 Boston Engineering Dept MA-37-59 (Inclined/Tower Posts) William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3 1906 3665 Steel Superstructure - Draw Span Posts C-c, D-d and E-e Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 36 1906 3667 Steel Superstructure - Draw Span Posts F-f,g, N-n,o Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3668 Steel Superstructure - Draw Span Towers Posts G-g and 0-o Boston Engineering Dept MA-37-60 William Jackson, City Eng. NORTHERN A VENUE SWING BRIDGE HAER NO. MA.-37 Boston Public Works Department, Bridge Division LIST OF DRAWINGS (Page 16) 12.il.u: Dwg. No, Drawjng TitJe t Descrjptjon Agency / Engjneer 1906 3Ci69 Steel Superstructure - Draw Span Towers Truss Chords, Struts Boston Engineering DepL MA-37-58 and Bracing William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3670 Steel Superstructure - Draw Span End Portal - Corrections 1907 Boston Engineering DepL William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3671 Steel Superstructure - Draw Span Inclined Portal and Strut 5 & 7 Boston Engineering DepL William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3672 Steel Superstructure- Draw Span Top Lateral Bracing, Tie Rods Boston Engineering DepL William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3673 Steel Superstructure - Draw Span Bottom Lateral Bracing Boston Engineering DepL William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3674 Steel Superstructure - Draw Span Floor Beams fl,2,6 - Brackets Sbl,2 Boston Engineering DepL etc. William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 367S Steel Superstructure.- Draw Span Floor Beams F 3-5, Bracket 5B3, Boston Engineering DepL Fascia William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3676 Steele Superstructure - Draw Span Stringers Details Rivet ConsL Boston Engineering DepL William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3677 Steel Superstructure - Draw Span Turntable Girder C and Shoe Boston Engineering DepL Casting William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3678 Steel Superstructure - Draw Span Turntable Girders D & E - Boston Engineering DepL Corrections 1907 William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3679 Steel Superstructure - Draw Span Drum - Corrections made 1907 Boston Engineering DepL MA-37-66 William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3680 Steel Superstructure - Draw Span Details of Turntable, Boston Engineering DepL MA-37-65 Additions 1909 William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3681 Steel Superstructure - Draw Span Framing for Turning Mechanism Boston Engineering DepL William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3687 Steel Superstructure - Spans 1 & 2 General Plan (Poor Condition) Boston Engineering DepL William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3688 Steel Superstructure - Spans 1 & 2 Truss A2 - Section 1, Shoe Boston Engineering DepL Castings William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3689 Steel Supersturcture - Spans 1 & 2 Truss A2 - Section 2, (Tie Bars) Boston Engineering DepL William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3690 Steel Superstructure - Spans 1 & 2 Truss B2- Section 1 Portals Boston Engineering DepL (Rollers) Changes 1907, 1910 William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3691 Steel Superstructure - Spans 1 & 2 Truss B2 - Section 2, Changes 1907 Boston Engineering DepL William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3692 Steel Superstructure - Spans 1 & 2 Truss B2, Section 3, Top Lateral Boston Engineering Dept. Bracing William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3693 Steel Superstructure - Spans 1 & 2 Middle floor Beams, changes 1907 Boston Engineering DepL William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3694 Steel Superstructure - Spans 1 & 2 Side Floor Beams & Brackets Boston Engineering DepL William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3696 Steel Superstructure - Spans 1 & 2 Roadway and Track Stringers - Boston Engineering DepL Changes 1907 William Jackson, City Eng. NORTHERN A VENUE SWING BRIDGE HAER NO. MA.-37 Boston Public Works Department, Bridge Division LIST OF DRAWINGS (Page 17) ll..il.JJ: llll'.2, !Sa, llcall'.iD2 IUII: l ll1:1ii:cl12li12D ~ 421:Dl:I ED2iDl:l:C 1906 3745 (General) Draw Span and Fixed Spans Sections of Floor - "For Design Boston Engineering Dept. MA-37-55 See Final Plans for Modifications" William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 1698 Proposed Bridge Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3636 Profile on North Curb Line Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3637 South Boston Abutment Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3638 Piers & Abutments Details Pier 3 Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3639 Piers & Abutments Details Piers 1 & 2 Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3640 Course Plans Piers .1, 2, 3 Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3641 Details of Boston Abutment Piers & Abutments Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3642 Details of Boston Abutment Piers & Abutments Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3643 Pier & Abutments Details of Draw Pier Foundation Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3644 Details of Draw Pier Foundation above Grade Boston Engineering Dept. 0 William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3645 Bearing Stones for Turntable Track Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3646 Draw Fender Pier Details Piers & Abutments (2) Parts Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3647 Draw Fender Pier Platform around Center Pier Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3648 Draw Fender Pier General Plan & Sections Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3649 Draw Fender Pier Plan & Section of Timbering Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3650 Proposed Location Power Plant Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3654 _Location & Grades of Bearing Plates & Boston Engineering Dept. Castings William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3656 Diagram Showing Distributions of Loads on Boston Engineering Dept. Draw Turntables William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3658 Steel Superstructure Draw Span Boston Engineering Dept. Truss Al Sec. 1 William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3682 Steel Superstructure Draw Span Detail Top Chord Joint B Truss A Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3683 Steel Suprstructure Draw Span Detail Top Chord Joint I Truss B 1 Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. NORTHERN A VENUE SWING BRIDGE HAER NO. MA.-37 Boston Public Works Department, Bridge Division LIST OF ORAWINGS (Page 18) Jl.D.1s: Dwg. No, Drawjng IWe I Description Agency f Engineer 1906 3684 Steel Superstructure Draw Span Slotted Hole in Chord F-G Truss A Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 368S Steel Superstructure Draw Span Slotted Hole in Choid N-0 Truss B Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3686 Assembly Drawing Showing End of Draw & With relation to Piers 1 & 2 Boston Engineering Dept. Fixed Span Truss B William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3697 Steel Superstructure Spans 1 & 2 Castings at Fixed ends of Trusses Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3738 Fixed Span General Plan Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3739 Railing Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3740 General Arrangement of Gates & Details Boston Engineering Dept. Burner Posts William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3741 Gates & Castings Pins Details Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3742 Gates & Castings Pins Details Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3743 Stress Sheet Fixed Span Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1906 3746 Arrangement of Bars Draw & Fixed Spans Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1907 3698 Steel Superstructure - Span 3 General Plan Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1907 3699 Steel Superstructure - Span 3 GirderK Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1907 3700 Steel Superstructure - Span 3 GirderL Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1907 3701 Steel Superstructure - Span 3 GirderM Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1907 3702 Steel Superstructure - Span 3 GirderN Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1907 3703 Steel Superstructure - Span 3 GirderO Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1907 3704 Steel Superstructure - Span 3 GirderP Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1907 370S Steel Superstructure - Span 3 GirdersL&O Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1907 3706 Steel Superstructure - Span 3 Side Floor Beams - Sidewalk Boston Engineering Dept. Brackets William Jackson, City Eng. 1907 3707 Steel Superstructure - Span 3 Skew Floor Beams and Bracket Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1907 3708 Steel Superstructure - Span 3 Stringers Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. NORTHERN A VENUE SWING BRIDGE HAER NO. MA.-37 Boston Public Works Department, Bridge Division LIST OF DRAWINGS (Page 19) ~ Dwg, No, Drawjng Tjtle t Descrjptjon ~ Agency I Engineer 1907 31(1} Steel Superslructure - Span 3 Fascia - (Rail Detail) Boston Engineering DepL William Jackson, City Eng. 1907 3710 Steel Superslructure- Span 3 Lateral Bracing Boston Engineering DepL William Jackson, City Eng. 1907 3734 Flooring General Plan Details of Paving and Boston Engineering DepL MA-37-61 Waterproofing- Revisions 1934 William Jackson, City Eng. 1907 373S Flooring - Draw Span Spruce Plank"+ 1 1/2" Mineral Boston Engineering DepL Asphalt William Jackson, City Eng. 1907 3736 Timber Flooring Details - Spans 1 & 2 "Superceded" - "Adjusted to Fit" Boston Engineering DepL William Jackson, City Eng. 1907 3737 Flooring - Span 3 "Wooden Underflooring" Boston Engineering DepL William Jackson, City Eng. 1907 1701 Details of Island ends Boston Engineering DepL William Jackson, City Eng. 1907 1702 Boston Abutment Course Plan Boston Engineering Dept William Jackson, City Eng. 1907 1703 Details of Drain Pipes Boston Engineering DepL William Jackson, City Eng. 1907 1704 Span 3 Boston Engineering DepL William Jackson, City Eng. 1907 170S Layout Span 3 Boston Engineering DepL William Jackson, City Eng. 1907 1706 Boston Approach Line & Grade Boston Engineering Dept William Jackson, City Eng. 1907 1708 Ballast & Filling @ Dock #1 Boston Engineering Dept William Jackson, City Eng. 1907 11(1} 500' East of Sleeper SL to Commonwealth Grades for Const Part 1 Boston Engineering DepL Lands William Jackson, City Eng. 1907 1710 500' East-of Sleeper SL to Commonwealth Grades for ConsL Part 2 Boston Engineering DepL Lands William Jackson, City Eng. 1907 1711 500' East of Sleeper SL to Commonwealth Grades for ConsL Part 3 Boston Engineering Dept Lands William Jackson, City Eng. 1908 36SS Cross Section - Draw Title - "Northern Avenue Draw" Boston Engineering DepL MA-37-57 William Jackson, City Eng. 1908 3711 General Plan Operating Machinery, Draw Elevation /Section Details Boston Engineering DepL MA-37-62 Span, Piping/Air Cylinders at End Lifts William Jackson, City Eng. 1908 3712 Feneral Arr. Op. Mach. Draw Piping Levers, Sheet 3712 Superceded Boston Engineering DepL Valves, etc. at Center William Jackson, City Eng. 1908 3713 Operating Machinery, Draw Span, Arrange- Mar. 11: "This sheet supercedes Boston Engineering DepL MA-37-63 ment of Piping, Levers, Valves, etc. at Centre sheet No.2 dated Feb. 15, 1908" Boston Engineering DepL 1908 3714 Oper. Mach. Draw Span, Spring Joints, Boston Engineering DepL Levers, and Stands, etc. William Jackson, City Eng. 1908 371S Operating Machinery - Draw Span Air Brake, Gearing, Boston Engineering DepL MA-37-67 General Plan Turning Mechanism William Jackson, City Eng. NORTHERN A VENUE SWING BRIDGE HAER NO. MA.-37 Boston Public Works Department, Bridge Division LIST OF DRAWINGS (Page 20) ~ Dwg, No, Drawjng IitJe t Pescrjptjon Agency I Eugiueec 1908 3716 Oper. Mach. Rack and Pinion for Turntable Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1908 3718 Oper. Mach. Part Plan/Elev. Shafting and "Removed 1948" Boston Engineering Dept. Levexs on Fixed Spans William Jackson, City Eng. 1908 3719 Op«ating Machinery- Draw Span General Plans of End Lifts - Boston Engineering Dept. MA-37-64 Trusses Bl William Jackson, City Eng. 1908 3720 Operating Machinery - Draw Span General Plans of End Lifts - Trusses Boston Engineering Dept. Al William Jackson, City Eng. 1908 3726 General Plan/Details - Draw Centering Device "Not Used" (in pencil) Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1908 1712 Cross Sections Showing Grading Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1908 1713 Cross Sections Showing Grading Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1908 1714 Catch Basin Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1908 3717 Operating Machinery Draw Span Details of Turning Mechanism Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1908 3721 Op«ating Machinery Draw Span Air Cylinders for End Lifts Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1908 3722 Operating Machinery Draw Span Pedestals, Blocks & Castings for Boston Engineering Dept. End Lifts William Jackson, City Eng. 1908 3723 Op«ating Machinery Draw Span Levers, Links & Shafting for End Boston Engineering Dept. Lifts William Jackson, City Eng. 1908 3724 Operating Machinery Draw Span Framing for Air Cylindexs Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1908 3725 Operating Machinery Draw Span General Plan & Details of Boston Engineering Dept. Emergency Lifts William Jackson, City Eng. 1908 3727 Operating Machinery Draw Span Plan & Section of Re- ceiver of Boston Engineering Dept. Power Rooms William Jackson, City Eng. 1908 3728 Receivers for Power Plant Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1908 37']!) Structure over Center & Frame for Supporting Operating Machinery Boston Engineering Dept. Receivers William Jackson, City Eng. 1908 3730 .1/l Plan & Section of Flooring Inside Drum Operating Machinery Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1908 3731 Ladders & Changes for Machinery Draw Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1908 3732 Details of Platform @ Piers 1 & 2 Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1908 3733 Details of Housing over Operating Valves Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. 1909 1715 Fences on Docks 1, 2, 3 Boston Engineering Dept. William Jackson, City Eng. NORTHERN A VENUE SWING BRIDGE HAER NO. MA.-37 Boston Public Works Department, Bridge Division LIST OF DRAWINGS (Page 21) ll..ilJ.c Dwg. No, Drawjng IUJe t Pescrjptjon Agency t Engineer 1910 3910 Proposed Ferry Landing off Sleeper SL Boston Engineering Dept 1910 3911 Public Landing for Boats Proposed Boston Engineering Dept 1910 3912 Public Landing for Boats Proposed Boston Engineering Dept 1910 3913 Berth for Fire Boat Boston Engineering Dept. 1910 3914 Wharf & Pier for Fire Boat Boston Engineering Dept. 1910 3915 Prop Extension of Fender Guard Boston Engineering Dept 1910 3916 Wharf &Pier Boston Engineering Dept. 1910 3917 For Fire Boat House Boston Engineering Dept 1910 3918 Draw Span Operating Machinery Boston Engineering Dept Piston for End Left Cylinders William Jackson, City Eng. 1912 4671 Public Boat Landing Both Summer & Northern Ave. Boston Engineering Dept. 1912 4672 Public Boat Landing Both Summer & Northern Ave. Boston Engineering Dept. 1912 4673 Public Boat Landing Both Summer & Northern Ave. Boston Engineering Dept. 1914 5487 Electrical Signals for End Lifts Boston Engineering Dept. 1916 4982 Draw Centering Device Alternative Design Boston Engineering Dept 1916 4983 Repairs on Bottom Chord Span 1 Boston Engineering Dept 1918 4984 Repairs on Bottom Chord Span 1 Boston Engineering Dept 1920 5053 Repairs on Draw Span Boston Engineering Dept 1920 5099 Navigation Light, Ladders & Platforms Sheet Boston Engineering Dept. 2 1920 5100 Navigation Light, Ladders & Platform Sheet 1 Boston Engineering Dept. 1920 5116 Prop Additional Piling in Draw Fender Boston Engineering Dept. 1920 5128 Repairs for Air Compressor Boston Engineering Dept. 1922 5129 Foundation for ~ Compressor Boston Engineering Dept. NORTHERN A VENUE SWING BRIDGE HAER NO. MA.-37 Boston Public Works Department, Bridge Division LIST OF DRAWINGS (Page 22) 12.iw: Dwg. No. Drawing Title I Descrjptjon Agency I Engineer 1922 5272 Changes in Draw Fender Pier for Addition to Boston Engineering Dept. Tenders House 1922 5273 Strengthening compressor Foundation Boston Engineering Dept. 1922 5275 Resetting Draw Track Piles for Supporting Boston Engineering Dept. Ends of Draw 1922 5310 Alterations & Additions to Power Plant & Boston Engineering Dept. Tenders House 1922 5486 Wharf & Pier for Fire Boat Plans Showing Additons & Repairs Boston Engineering Dept. 1929 5777 Compressor Foundation Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1930 2720 Steel Face for Compressor Gear Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1930 2700 Compressor Circulating Water Returns to Boston Public Works Dept. Emergency Tank Bridge Division 1930 2764 Arrangement of Piping & New Steel Tank for Boston Public Works Dept. Compressed Air Bridge Division 1930 2764A Tanks for Compressed Air Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1930 2319 Crib - Actual & Theoritical Positions Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1930 2320 Operating Machinery, Details of Fulcrum Boston Public Works Dept. Springs Bridge Division 1930 2321 Proposed Alterations of Air Piping near Boston Public Works Dept. Centre Bridge Division 1930 2322 Modification of Shoes Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1930 2323 Iron Ladder set in Face of Draw Fender Pier Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1930 2324 Boxing for Electric Heater Over Sump inside Concrete Draw Boston Public Works Dept. Pier Bridge Division 1930 2325 Sump inside the Concrete Draw Pier Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1930 2326 . Fence around Draw Pit Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1934 6096 Rebuilding Pit of Draw Pier Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1935 «m Borings Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1935 6100 Draw Span Top Lateral Bracing@ Tower & Boston Public Works Dept. Framing @ Fnd Lifts Bridge Division 1935 6101 Draw Span Repairs Details of Pedestals, Blocks, Boston Public Works Dept. Castings, End Lifts Bridge Division NORTHERN A VENUE SWING BRIDGE HAER NO. MA.-37 Boston Public Works Department, Bridge Division LIST OF DRAWINGS (Page 23) .12.DJ.i: Dwg. No. Drawing TltJe t Description Agepcy t Rpgjpeer 1935 6102 Draw Span Electrically Operated Machinery Boston Public Works Dept. for Sliding Blocks Bridge Division 1935 6103 Electric Equipment Layout Wiring & Details On Pier S Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1935 6104 Electric Equipment Layout Wiring & Details On Super Structure Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1935 6105 Draw Span General Arrangement of Piping & Boston Public Works Dept. Operating Machinery Bridge Division 1935 6106 Draw Span Prop Arrangement of Air Pipes & At Air Receivers in Power House Boston Public Works Dept. Centring Cylender Bridge Division 1935 6107 Draw Span Prop Arrangement of Air Pipes & At Center of Draw Span Boston Public Works Dept. Controls Bridge Division 1935 6968 GirderF5 Lehigh Structural Sheet Co. Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1935 6969 Bottom Lateral Bracing Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1935 (UlO Bottom Lateral Bracing Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1935 (Ull Bottom Lateral Bracing Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1935 (fJ'l2 Bottom Lateral Bracing Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1935 (U73 Girders T5A, CR, CL Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1935 (U74 Steel Super Structure Draw Span Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1935 6975 Pin Diameters Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1935 6976A Steel Super Structure Spans 1 & 2 Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1935 (U16 Steel Super Structure Top Chord Shop Boston Public Works Dept. Spliters Bridge Division 1935 6977 Steel Super Structure Draw Span Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1935 (U18 Steel Super Structure Draw Span Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1935 6979 Steel Super Structure Draw Span Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1935 6980 Steel Super Structure Draw Span Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1935 6981 Steel Super Structure Draw Span Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1935 6982 Steel Super Structure Draw Span Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division NORTHERN A VENUE SWING BRIDGE HAER NO. MA.-37 Boston Public Works Department, Bridge Division LIST OF DRAWINGS (Page 24) ll..D..11 Dwg, No, Drawjng IitJe t Descrjptjon Agency t Engineer 1935 6983 A Top Chord Mark B (N-0) Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1935 6984 EndPostAaR Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1935 6985 PostKK Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1935 6098 Pin Elevators Draw On - Draw Off Lower Boston Public Works Dept. Chords Bridge Division 1935c 6099 Elevators on Center of Truss M Lower Chord Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1957 7183 Redecking Spans - Span 3 Plan and Sections, "Fence" Post Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1957 7184 Redecking Spans - Span 3 Sections and Details Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1957 7184A Redecking Span 3 Surface Grades Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1959 5052 Study for Replacement Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge or Culvert Bridge Division 1964 9001 Condition Survey Pier 1 T&L Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1964 9002 Condition Survey Pier 2 T&L Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1964 9003 Condition Survey & Repairs Pier 1 DeMarione Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1964 9004 Condition Survey & Repairs Pier 2 DeMarione Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1971 6990 Title Sheet Truss Repair Details Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1971 6991 General Plan - Elevation & Details Truss Repair Details Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1971 6992 Top Chord & Diagonal Splices Truss Repair Details Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1971 6993 New End Portals Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1971 6993 New End Portals Truss Repair Details Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1971 6994 Method for Temporary Construction Support Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1971 6994 Method for Temporary Construction Support Truss Repair Details Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1971 6995A 3 l/2" I Beam Weld Flooring 7/8" H. S. Boston Public Works Dept. Bolts Bridge Division 1971 6995B Jacking Beam 7/8" H. S. Bolts Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division NORTHERN A VENUE SWING BRIDGE HAER NO. MA.-37 Iloston Public Works Department, Ilridge Division LIST OF DRAWINGS (Page 25) Jl.a1c Dwg, No, Drawing TitJe t Descrjptjon Agency t Engineer 1971 6995C Weld 3/16" Fillet U.N. Boston Public Works DepL Bridge Division 1974 f,()82 Reconstruction Draw Span Deck Removal Boston Public Works DepL Bridge Division 1974 6083 Reconstruction Draw Span Framing Plan Boston Public Works DepL Bridge Division 1974 6084 Reconstruction Draw Span Deck Plan Boston Public Works DepL Bridge Division 1974 6085 Reconstruction Approach Spans Removal and Framing Plan Boston Public Works DepL Bridge Division 1974 6086 Reconstruction Approach and Draw Spans Deck Plan Boston Public Works DepL Bridge Division 1974 6087 Reconstruction Approach and Draw Spans Miscellaneous Detail Boston Public Works Dept. Bridge Division 1974 6088A Reconstruction Draw Span Deflection Restraining Devices Boston Public Works DepL issued for Construction 1 lfl4 Bridge Division 1974 6088B Decking 5" Weldlock Type "H" Open and Boston Public Works DepL Type "C" Bridge Division 1974 6088C Type Fabrication Details of Bridge Flooring Boston Public Works DepL Bridge Division 1974 6089 Typical Fabrication Flooring [Decking] 3 1/2 I Beam Weld Flooring 3 11/2 Boston Public Works DepL x 3/8 Open type flooring Bridge Division 1979 A Location Plan USGS Boston South - UTM Zone Massachusetts Department 19 of Public Works 1986 Approach Span Repairs Deck Bracing Repairs, D~ Boston P W D / Seelye Stevenson Value & Knecht 1989 B Photo Key Plan Locates Existing Conditions McGinley-Hart & Associates photograph viewpoints. on Boston PWD base plan. ADDENDUM TO: HAER MA-37 NORTHERN AVENUE SWING BRIDGE HAER MASS,13-BOST,84- Spanning Fort Point Channel at boundary between Boston & South Boston Boston Suffolk County Massachusetts FIELD RECORDS HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240-0001