Bridge Street Neck Historic District is a historic district on Bridge Street, and side streets between March/Osgood Streets, and Howard/Webb Streets in Salem, Massachusetts.
The district features Georgian and Greek Revival architecture and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
The City of Salem has approximately 19,000 total residences, of which 6% or about 1,200 units are located in the Bridge Street Neck neighborhood.
Historically, the Bridge Street Neck grew as a gateway district organized along the main road and bridge that connects Salem to the cities of Beverly and Danvers (Bridge Street/Route 1A). Land use along the road has traditionally been focused on retail and commercial services that cater to residents of Salem and the surrounding communities,and depend on automobile access. Single- and two-family homes are nestled behind commercial properties on both sides of Bridge Street, extending throughout the neck and all the way to the water.
In August 2008, a new bridge and bypass road (named Sgt. James Ayube Memorial Drive in 2011) opened in order to alleviate the bottleneck traffic on Bridge Street. This bypass connects Route 1A in Beverly directly to downtown Salem along the western coast of the Bridge Street Neck neighborhood, with access road entries located only at either end.
In March to August 2009, a study was completed to generate strategies for the revitalization of the Bridge Street Neck neighborhood, one of the oldest settlements in the City of Salem. The strategy's vision is aimed at maintaining the residential character and scale of the neighborhood, and attracting more business and visitors to its commercial areas. The historical character of the neighborhood shall be reflected in its well maintained buildings and streets.
A short walk from the Bridge Street Neck Historic District is the Chestnut Street District, Federal Street District and the Downtown Salem District and the Salem Maritime National Historic Site, consists of 12 historic structures and about 9 acres (36,000 m2) of land along the waterfront in Salem, Massachusetts. Other historic districts that are nearby are the Old Town Hall Historic District, Charter Street Historic District, Crombie Street District, Essex Institute Historic District, Derby Waterfront District and the Salem Common Historic District
Read more about Bridge Street Neck Historic District: Thomas March Woodbridge House, See Also, References
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