Paul's Bridge
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Paul's Bridge | |
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| Location | Milton and Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°14′4″N 71°7′21″W / 42.23444°N 71.12250°WCoordinates: 42°14′4″N 71°7′21″W / 42.23444°N 71.12250°W |
| Built | 1849 |
| Governing body | Private |
| Part of | Neponset Valley Parkway (#04001573) |
| NRHP Reference # | 72000140[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | December 11, 1972 |
| Designated CP | January 24, 2005 |
Paul's Bridge is a stone bridge carrying the Neponset Valley Parkway over the Neponset River. It was built in 1849 by Thomas Hollis, Jr., of Milton, Massachusetts,[2] but was later reconstructed using the original materials. It replaced the earlier Hubbard's Bridge (built prior to 1759), and a subsequent Paul's Bridge (so named at its 1807 reconstruction). Its current span is approximately 88 feet (27 m). The name "Paul" can be attributed to the owner of the adjacent land on the Readville side, then part of Dedham.
The 1849 bridge was 81 feet long and 22 feet wide, and was constructed of unmortared Quincy granite.[2] Each round arch measures 20 feet at the springline. Originally the pass was secured by a wooden fence with iron stanchions. It had a major rebuilding between 1932-1935 undertaken by Arthur A. Shurcliff, FASLA and founder of the AIP, who made it a priority to widen the bridge. Most of the original stone was reused and solid stone parapets replaced the wooden siderails.[3]
At the bridge's location, the Neponset River acts as the border between Milton and the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston, which was part of Dedham at the time of the bridge's construction.
Paul's Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972,[1] and contributes to a historic district encompassing the Neponset River Parkway.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Milton, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Boston, Massachusetts
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tuttle, Julius Herbert (1890). Dedham Historical Register, Volumes 1-2. Dedham, Mass.: Dedham Historical Society. p. 132.
- ↑ National Register of Historic Places Inventory- Nomination Form, (1972).
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