4-20-03 Sunday. Great day today. Temps around 60 and sunny. Gas still a buck fifty at the line.

Lisa, Matt, and myself decided to take a look at Newburyport. This time we had three cameras instead of one. We will start off with Lisa's pictures..
These pictures are in no particular order.
 

1953 Datenail.

Abandoned section of route 95. Northbound side is still paved, Southbound side is not. View is from Hale St.

Merrimack River bridge.

Turned over block signal base on the approach to the South side of the Merrimack River Bridge.

Merrimack River bridge.

Matt at the South edge of the bridge.

Bridge over Merrimack St.

Nice view of the side of the bridge.

Small piece of track remaining on the City RR. Harrison St.

Merrimack River Bridge.

Bridge carrying route 1A over the City RR.

Matt looking over the side of the embankment near Merrimack St.

Bridge carrying the Eastern Railroad over Merrimack St.

View of the former City Railroad from Route 1A, looking towards the water.

Merrimack River bridge.
 

Matt walking along Battis Grove. The street is Washington St.
 

View of the cut South of Washington Street. View is looking towards the river.


 

Another view of the abandoned route 95 from Hale St.
 

Matt taking a picture of the Merrimack River bridge from the abuttments.

Owens Illinois siding in the Newburyport yard.

Old granite post in the Newburyport yard.

Milepost on the Eastern, just south of the "tunnel" indicating mileage to Boston. 39 I believe it was.

Picture takers on the North side fo the "tunnel" just below Washington St.

Telegraph pole on the Eastern, just south of the "tunnel"

View of the abandoned portion of 95 from near route 113.

ditto

Siding in Newburyport yard.

Matt taking some pictures of the City RR on Harrison St.
 

That's it, thanks for the pictures Lisa. Tomorrow we'll have pictures taken by Matt.


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