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The Choate Bridge

October 29, 2023November 15, 2025 Gordon Harris9 Comments

The American Society of Civil Engineers citesย the Choate Bridgeย in Ipswich as the oldestย documented two-span masonry arch bridge in the U.S., and the oldest extant bridge in Massachusetts.ย 

Posted in PlacesTagged 1764, Choate, Choate Bridge, dam, Ipswich River, landmark, National Register of Historic Places
Ipswich MA historic photos by William Varrel

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