Longfellow Bridge and Funky Eddy

[Ian David]

Long before anyone uttered or conceived of funky, Edmund March Wheelwright must have been one funky and fun dude. He comes to mind now because one of his many, many masterpieces is the 101-year-old Longfellow Bridge.

In light of the buckle-and-break I-35 bridge in Minneapolis, folks here look with trepidation at the fords that may fail.

There are numerous current and historical pix of the Longfellow at Structurae. The one at right is cropped from one of those.

Bridges are to last 50 to 100 years. Some hand-formed bridges last centuries (remember that Socrates was a proud stonecutter). The Longfellow is dong pretty well for an oldster.

Who the devil designed the very funky salt-and-pepper (named for its towers that resemble condiment dispensers)? Well, kiddies that would be the city of Boston architect for five very productive years, 1891 through 1895, E.M. Wheelwright.



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