Newburyport, Massachusetts
5 May 2001

Interstate 95 spans the Merrimack River on the John Greenleaf Whittier Bridge. Opened in 1954, the Whittier Bridge once carried the relocated U.S. Route 1 and now carries six lanes of Interstate 95.

Bridge Facts:
Built in 1954
I 95 spans Merrimack River
Steel Truss - Thru
3 Main Spans, 6 Approach Spans,
410.3 meters in length

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Danvers, Massachusetts
10 June 2001

Looking north at the Interstate 95 extension built in the 1970s. The northbound lanes of the extension opened to traffic in December, 1974, and the southbound lanes in June, 1977. In the background, Route 1 is visible.

Bridge Facts:
Built in 1969
Centre St spans I 95
Steel continuous Stringer/Multi-beam or Girder
2 Spans, 85.3 meters in length

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Peabody, Massachusetts
11 January 2003

Interstate 95 extension spans Lowell Street and the now abandoned Newburyport Branch.

Bridge Facts:
Built in 1974
I 95 Sb spans Lowell St
Steel Stringer/Multi-beam or Girder
1 Span, 23.5 meters in length

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Newburyport, Massachusetts
5 May 2001

Interstate 95, looking northbound toward the Whittier Bridge.

Bridge Facts:
Built in 1976
Ferry Rd spans I 95
Steel continuous Stringer/Multi-beam or Girder
2 Spans, 63.4 meters in length

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Peabody, Massachusetts
5 May 2001

Between 1974 and 1988, Interstate 95 branched off of U.S. Route 1 here in Peabody about one mile north of Route 128.

Bridge Facts:
Built in 1975
I 95 Sb Connector spans US 1 Nb / Newbury St
Steel Stringer/Multi-beam or Girder
1 Span, 34.1 meters in length

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Boxford, Massachusetts
24 March 2002

Interstate 95, looking south over Fish Brook from the Lockwood Lane overpass.

Bridge Facts:
Built in 1976
I 95 Nb spans Fish Brook
Steel Stringer/Multi-beam or Girder
1 Span, 13.7 meters in length

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Boxford, Massachusetts
24 March 2002

The southbound lanes of Interstate 95 in the foreground follow the location of the original four lanes of the early 1950s U.S. Route 1 relocation while in the background the four northbound lanes were constructed in the mid-1970s on a new location.

Bridge Facts:
Built in 1976
Topsfield Rd spans I 95
Steel continuous Stringer/Multi-beam or Girder
2 Spans, 111.3 meters in length

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Boxford, Massachusetts
24 March 2002

When I-95 was widened in the mid-1970s, many new overpasses over the highway featured this bizarre and rust-prone style of steel railing. While some of these railings were removed and replaced with more conventional railings by the mid-1980s, they remain on three overpasses.

Bridge Facts:
Built in 1976
Lockwood Ln spans I 95
Steel continuous Stringer/Multi-beam or Girder
2 Spans, 78.9 meters in length

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Boxford, Massachusetts
24 March 2002

The railing on this overpass is rusting more than one this age should. Also noteworthy is that the state seal is form cast into the concrete instead of the usual brass medallion.

Bridge Facts:
Built in 1976
Bare Hill Rd spans I 95
Steel continuous Stringer/Multi-beam or Girder
2 Spans, 90.5 meters in length

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Newburyport, Massachusetts
5 May 2001

Abandoned section of I-95 two miles south of Whittier Bridge. This section was closed to traffic in 1976 during the widening of I-95 between Danvers and Newburyport.

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