Belden G. Bly Bridge originally known as the Fox Hill Bridge was built in 1912 and renamed in 1985 in honor of former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Belden Bly. It is the oldest cantilever bridge in the United States still in use as well as the oldest Scherzer Rolling Lift under the supervision of the Massachusetts Department of Public Works. Streetcar tracks originally ran along the southbound section of the bridge. This bridge closed for repairs on 15 December 2008 and is scheduled to be closed for a minimum of five months. The MBTA bus routes 424, 450, 455 and 459 have had their routes detoured through Austin Square in West Lynn through Ballard Street in Saugus.
Famous quotes containing the words bly and/or bridge:
“Some men live with an invisible limp,
stagger, or drag
a leg. Their sons are often angry.”
—Robert Bly (b. 1926)
“I was at work that morning. Someone came riding like mad
Over the bridge and up the road—Farmer Rouf’s little lad.
Bareback he rode; he had no hat; he hardly stopped to say,
“Morgan’s men are coming, Frau, they’re galloping on this way.”
—Constance Fenimore Woolson (1840–1894)