{"nrhp_refnum":"00000077","name":"Bartlett's Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"Clara Barton Rd. over the French R.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Oxford","county":"Worcester County","state":"MA","lat":42.15490274800004,"lon":-71.88263371399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-02-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A stone arch highway bridge carrying Clara Barton Road over the French River in North Oxford, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, built in 1889 and owned by the town.","why_significant":"The bridge is presented as a distinctive example of late 19th century stone arch bridge engineering and construction. It reflects the growth of North Oxford as a manufacturing and transportation center and the rising attention to public highway improvements and uniform engineering standards. It was designed with a rustic, picturesque appearance and anticipates later state bridge standards.","narrative":"Spanning the French River in North Oxford, Massachusetts, this stone arch bridge carries Clara Barton Road and was completed in 1889. It is 42 feet wide, with an elliptical arch 30 feet long and 13 feet high, a 16-foot roadway and granite parapets capped with massive slabs. Rough granite faces contrast with finely tooled arch stones. The town replaced an older, probably wooden, crossing after mill owner Edwin Bartlett petitioned for a new bridge to serve the mills and the nearby railroad depot. Although Bartlett asked for an iron bridge, the town hired Worcester engineer Charles A. Allen and masons Peter and Michael Kenney to build in stone, at a cost of just under $2,200. The bridge is valued as an example of late 19th century stone arch engineering and as a reminder of the area's industrial growth. Its design anticipated state highway bridge standards, and it has seen few visible alterations since construction.","period_of_significance":"1889-1949","architect_builder":"Charles A. Allen, engineer, designer; Peter & Michael Kenny, masons, builders","architectural_style":"No style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still carries Clara Barton Road; it has been re-pointed and re-paved with asphalt, and the northeastern wing wall has been rebuilt, but few other visible alterations are noted.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:05.050854-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/38/7975/63797538/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/00000077.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000077/34d730b6e8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000077/34d730b6e8-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OxfordMA_BartlettsBridge.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Magicpiano</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OxfordMA_BartlettsBridge.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63797538","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartlett%27s_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4865368"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/worcester-county/bartletts-bridge-00000077/"}