Chain Bridge

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The Chain Bridge (also known as the Essex-Merrimac Bridge) is a 225-foot, single-span suspension bridge which crosses the Merrimac River connecting the towns of Newburyport and Amesbury. The current span was completed in 1910 at the site of two previous bridges. The first was a timber-arch truss which existed between 1792 and 1810. It was replaced in 1810 by a wrought-iron chain suspension bridge. This was replaced by the current span in 1909, which is still referred to as "Chain Bridge".

The Chain Bridge is the only suspension bridge currently maintained by the Massachusetts Highway Department. In 1990 the bridge was part of a state-wide survey as part of the Massachusetts Historic Bridge Recording Project.

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