Choate Bridge | |
 Choate Bridge, Spanning Ipswich River at South Main Street, Ipswich | |
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| Location | Ipswich, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°40′46″N 70°50′14″W / 42.67947°N 70.8371°W |
| Built | 1764 |
| Architect | Col. John Choate |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000137[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 21, 1972 |
Choate Bridge (1764) is a historic stone arch bridge carrying Route 1A/Route 133 (South Main Street) over the Ipswich River in Ipswich, Massachusetts. It is one of the oldest surviving bridges in North America, and is probably the oldest in Massachusetts. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 and also has been designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.[1][2]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Graves, Noelle (April 19, 2015). "Ipswich's Choate Bridge Honored As Civil Engineering Landmark". The Salem News. Retrieved 2021-02-03.