Old Town Bridge (Wayland, Massachusetts)

The Old Town Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge in Wayland, Massachusetts. It is located just north of Old Sudbury Road, and is sited across what was formerly a channel of the Sudbury River, which now flows just west and north of the bridge. The four-arch bridge was built in 1848 by Josiah Russell on a site where it is supposed that the first bridge in Middlesex County was built in the 1640s. It was for many years on the major east-west route connecting Boston to points west and south. Originally built of dry-laid stone, the bridge was rebuilt with mortar after being damaged by flooding in 1900. It is 60 feet (18 m) long and has a roadbed 20 feet (6.1 m) wide, with each arch spanning about 10 feet (3.0 m). The bridge was open to vehicular traffic until 1955.[2]

Old Town Bridge
Old Town Bridge in 1935
Nearest cityWayland, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°22′31″N 71°22′49″W
Built1848
ArchitectJosiah Russell
NRHP reference No.75000292[1]
Added to NRHPMay 2, 1975

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

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The bridge in 2011


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