Calvin Coolidge Bridge - Northampton/Hadley MA
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N 42° 20.079 W 072° 37.196
18T E 696080 N 4689676
The Art Deco Calvin Coolidge Bridge spans the Connecticut River between Northampton and Hadley Massachusetts.
Waymark Code: WMFACE
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 09/19/2012
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The Calvin Coolidge Bridge was designed as a memorial to the thirtieth President of the United States, Calvin Coolidge, who was a resident and former mayor of Northampton. The bridge was built in 1937 - 1939 under the Hayden Cartwright Act which was a Depression Era program to create jobs. The bridge was designed by W. & L. Engineering Co. with consultant Maurice A. Reidy, and the architectural firm of Desmond and Lord. Construction was carried out by T. Stuart & Sons.
This Warren deck truss bridge contains four 15' by 27' tapered ornamental granite pylons with Art Deco ornamentation. Each top corner contains symmetrical carved American eagles and the incised Art Deco lettering with the words CALVIN COOLIDGE MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
Two massive plaques in honor of Calvin Coolidge are mounted on the northeast and southwest pylons. Each plaque is inscribed.
Calvin Coolidge
Thirtieth President of the United States
1923 -1929
Vice President of the United States
1921 - 1923
{Seal of the United States}
Governor of Massachusetts
1919 - 1921
Lt. Governor of Massachusetts
1916 - 1919
President of the Massachusetts Senate
1913 - 1916
Massachusetts State Senator
1911 - 1916
{Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts}
Mayor of Northampton
1909 - 1911
Member of Massachusetts House of Representatives
1907 - 1909
Born in Plymouth Vermont July 4, 1872
Died in Northampton Massachusetts January 5, 1933
A Grateful State and Nation Have Erected This
Bridge in Commemoration of His Distinguished Services
1939