Application Profile Custom Gear Drives Rail Swing Bridge Product Application P-8578-C 10/18 Highlights US (Application Assistance) 1-800-432-0121 delroyd.com Contact Delroyd Worm Gear US (Application Assistance) 1-716-298-4100 nuttallgear.com Contact Nuttall Gear The Beverly Drawbridge spans the Danvers River, connecting Beverly and Salem, Massachusetts. The bridge is positioned adjacent to the Route 1A, Veterans Memorial Bridge. Originally built in 1885, the rail bridge currently carries the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Newport/Rockport commuter line that originates in Boston. The bridge’s center swing section rotates approximately 5,000 times per year to allow passage of marine river traffic through two channels. More than 30 inbound and 30 outbound trains cr

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