Wellington Bridge (former) – Somerville to Medford MA

City:
Medford, Somerville, MA

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels

New Deal Agencies:
Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding, National Recovery Administration (NRA)

Site Survival:
No Longer Extant

Description

A previous iteration of the Wellington [Memorial] Bridge, which carried Fellsway across Mystic River between Somerville and Medford, was constructed as a New Deal-sponsored P.W.A. project.

“The completion of the Wellington Bridge, constructed under the authorization of Chapter 365 of the Acts of 1933 as a Public Works Administration Project, is a fine example of a public improvement made possible through Federal aid.”

“National Industrial Recovery Project Mass. State D-1, P.W.A. Docket No. 4478. Furnishing and installing lighting standards, cables and other materials on the Wellington Bridge in Somerville and Medford”

Source notes

"Annual report of the Metropolitan District Commission," by Massachusetts Metropolitan District Commission (1936 volume; pp. 2, 60)

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 12, 2018.

Location Info


Fellsway
Medford, MA

Coordinates: 42.399787, -71.083630

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