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	Battles of Lexington and Concord - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Four of those companies were next sent two miles (3 km) past the bridge to search Barrett's property, two companies (from the 4th and 10th Regiment of Foot) were sent across the bridge to guard their return route, and one company (from the 43rd Regiment of Foot) remained guarding the bridge itself.
		Two of the Acton Minutemen, Abner Hosmer and Captain Isaac Davis, in the center of the line behind the bridge were cut down and killed instantly and four were wounded (including the fifer), but the Massachusetts irregulars continued to advance in regular formation, holding their fire until receiving orders.
		Percy's brigade was about to approach this broken-down bridge and the dead-end scenario of a riverbank filled with militia when Percy directed his troops down a narrow track (near modern-day Porter Square) and onto the road to Charlestown.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Lexington_and_Concord (6308 words)

	The Old Manse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is located beside the Old North Bridge over the Concord River in Concord, Massachusetts, and now owned and operated as a nonprofit museum by the Trustees of Reservations.
		The Old Manse was built in 1770 by William Emerson, father to noted minister Rev.
		The Old Manse was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966 and a Massachusetts Archaeological/Historic Landmark the same year.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Old_Manse (248 words)

	Old North Park Street Bridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Old bridges, designed before computers and based on limited experimental research, often provide the clearest examples of the simple trusses one can analyze in an intro-level course.
		The original bridge had five spans set on piers in the river.
		The bridge was built in 1903-4, opened to traffic in 1904 and closed to traffic in 1988.
	faculty.tcc.fl.edu /scma/carrj/Bridges/oldnorth.html (693 words)

	The North Bridge
		The North Bridge at Concord, Massachusetts, is the scene of some of the first shots fired in the American Revolution.
		At the North Bridge, later in the morning, the Americans were ready for a fight, returning British fire and sending the Englishmen on the run.
		The North Bridge lies less than a stone's throw from the Emerson family homestead, the "Old Manse," where Ralph Waldo Emerson's grandmother watched the proceedings between the colonists and British troops from her upstairs window.
	www.americanpanoramas.us /The_North_Bridge.html (264 words)

	Simple Purpose - Historic Span: The Old North Bridge
		While Emerson never observed the North Bridge of 1775 (he was born after its dismantling), he probably viewed the Doolittle engravings and thus provided an accurate description of the structure and its natural environment.
		Land around North Bridge was low and marshy hence requiring a raised, cobblestone causeway to allow access during frequent floods.
		North Bridge in Concord" by Leland Abel, 1965.
	www.concordma.com /magazine/nov98/bridge.html (969 words)

	Mini-Golden Gate to span river at North Avenue
		The new bridge will accommodate two lanes of traffic in each direction instead of narrowing to one lane over the river as the old bridge does.
		North Avenue isn't the first movable bridge in the city to be replaced with a fixed span bridge in recent years -- Damen Avenue and Pulaski Road got the same treatment in the 1990s.
		A suspension bridge hangs from cables anchored at each end, while a cable-stay bridge supports the deck with cables from a central tower or towers.
	www.suntimes.com /output/news/cst-nws-bridge17.html (465 words)

	Old Bridge Township
		A Regular meeting of the Township Council of the Township of Old Bridge was held on June 24, 2002 in the Municipal Complex.
		BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Council of the Township of Old Bridge, County of Middlesex, New Jersey that:
		AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF OLD BRIDGE
	www.oldbridge.com /Agen_Min/Council/Minutes/2002/jun-24.htm (12521 words)

	Maurice J Tobin (Mystic River) Bridge (US 1)
		The bridge was closed during much of 1935 while the steel swing span was refurbished and the steel roadway deck (supported by heavy timber trestles) was rebuilt.
		The approaches are comprised of 36 plate-girder spans on the Chelsea side of the bridge, and 32 plate-girder spans on the Charlestown side of the bridge.
		In 1967, the Mystic River Bridge was renamed in honor of Maurice J. Tobin, former Boston mayor and Massachusetts governor.
	www.bostonroads.com /crossings/tobin (1639 words)

	Revolutionary history
		Old North Bridge in Concord, the Lexington Green and the line of march the Minutemen took to the battles.
		That was the decision on December 16, 1773, when 5,000 angry colonists gathered at the Old South Meeting House to protest a tax and started a revolution with the Boston Tea Party.
		Built in 1729, the Old South Meeting House was the largest building in colonial Boston, and provided a stage for the drama of the American Revolution.
	www.boston-online.com /History/Revolutionary (674 words)

	Old Manse House \| Boston Central
		Whatever role Rev. Emerson played at the conflict at the North Bridge, scant yards from The Manse (whether he was in the house as Hawthorne reported or outside with his parishioners as his family said) he played a pivotal role in Concord's reaction to the rebellion.
		At the age of six, he watched the battle at the North Bridge from an upper window of the Manse.
		Mosses from an Old Manse was first published as a two volume set in 1846, it contained many of the short stories and essays that he wrote in that same study on the second floor that Emerson had used.
	www.bostoncentral.com /activities/museums/p875.php (1629 words)

	Old North Bridge
		Outraged at the Minutemen’s relentless sniper fire and guerilla tactics, during their panicked retreat to Boston the Redcoats shot civilians and burned homes, and the angry reaction to the battle in the colonies and in Britain led to six years of war.
		At the far end of the bridge is Daniel Chester French's (designer of the Lincoln Memorial) first work, the Minute Man Statue, inscribed with a stanza from Ralph Waldo Emerson’s "Concord Hymn", which was written for the dedication of the white memorial obelisk seen at the near end of the bridge.
		The Old North Bridge is our entry in the Bridges: A World Wide Panorama event in which over a hundred of the best VR photographers in the world created 360 degree panoramas of bridges during the 2004 fall equinox.
	www.new-eden.com /northbridge/NorthBridgeSide.htm (344 words)

	Battle at Concord's North Bridge
		Word of the Lexington engagement was rushed to Concord, where the local Minutemen retreated across the North Bridge over the Concord River in the face of the powerful British force.
		The smoke rising from the town convinced the Minutemen, holding their position at North Bridge, that their homes were in flames, and they fought all the more fiercely.
		The shot heard 'round the world was fired from a Minuteman's musket at Concord North Bridge, where this band of farmers held off professional soldiers.
	www.newenglandtravelplanner.com /history/concord_fight.html (217 words)

	View from North Bridge
		The building of the railway opened up the eastern approach to Edinburgh from Berwick-upon-Tweed; the Bill for its construction received the royal assent on 4 July 1844 and it opened with a fancy dress fanfare in June 1846.
		The old North Bridge was always an impediment to railway operations.
		An admiring crowd views the scene from the comparative safety of the North Bridge.
	www.oldedinburghclub.org.uk /vol1.html (151 words)

	Old Manse study photos
		This room on the second floor of the Old Manse, at the right rear, overlooks the Old North Bridge Battleground.
		From one of the windows, according to legend, the Rev. William Emerson's family watched the battle between the Minutemen and the Redcoats at Old North Bridge, a hundred yards away (outside musket range).
		Hawthorne probably used the fireplace and the Indian (inside) shutters to ward off the cold north wind in winter.
	www.ibiblio.org /eldritch/nh/omstudy.html (459 words)

	Beneath Old Roof Trees
		When Adams from the heights of Lexington saw in that gorgeous April sunrise a figure of the future glory of America, it was with no thought that the flag of the future republic was to be spangled with the galaxy of the heavens.
		But in the old town of Bedford was the standard destined to be the flag of the minute-men of that town.
		Neither were the bloody scenes at Lexington Common and Old North Bridge, which have been subjects for the admiration of all patriots, of every clime, for more than a century.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/ma/state/roof/chapter16.html (1479 words)

	Battle at the Old North Bridge
		Yet some historians and park rangers feel that the shot was actually fired when colonists at the Old North Bridge, a bridge in Concord spanning the Sudbury/Concord River, opened fire on the Redcoats.
		Upon hearing that the British were coming, the Concord townsfolk had gone about hiding as much of their ammunition as they could.
		Meanwhile, at the old North Bridge, about ninety-six British solders were awaiting orders.
	www.mountalverniahs.org /Mahs/Hist-Lit10/OldNorth/Battle-2.htm (531 words)

	Battle of Concord
		Guards were placed at the bridges which spanned Concord River, a sinuous, sluggish stream, and at the centre of the village; and some militia were sent toward Lexington to gain information about the invading regulars, of whom they had uncertain stories.
		This was scarcely done when the flashing of bayonets and of scarlet uniforms in the early morning sun, not more than a quarter of a mile distant, showed the immediate presence of the enemy.
		It appeared as if the old fable of the sowing of dragons' teeth, that resulted in a crop of full-armed men, had become history.
	www.publicbookshelf.com /public_html/Our_Country_vol_2/battlecon_fi.html (1162 words)

	North Main Bridge
		The bridge on North Main Street in Odebolt has been replaced.
		The project included replacing the existing pony truss bridge with a twin 12' x 8' x 60' reinforced concrete box culvert, replacing 375' of 24' wide street with a 27' wide street, constructing new sidewalks adjacent to the box culvert, and installing new storm sewer intakes and outlet lines.
		It is 34 feet long, with 20 feet of roadway and four feet of sidewalk on each side, and it cost the county $500.
	www.odebolt.net /north_main_bridge.html (227 words)

	US State & Town Views/Massachusetts/Concord - All Post Cards
		Battle Monument marks the spot where the British stood and fought at the Old North Bridge.
		By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April's breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood And fired the shot heard round the world.
		The Old North Bridge spans the Concord River at the battleground.
	www.cardcow.com /viewall.php?cat=65082 (1219 words)

	360 Degree Panoramas: Landmarks
		Old North Bridge in Concord, MA, where the Shot Heard 'Round the World was fired which began the American Revolution.
		Bridge is at the site of the first permanent bridge across the Mississippi River, anywhere along it's length.
		The large building at the base of the bridge on the right is the Minneapolis Post Office, and is on the site of the first permanent white dwelling on this side of the river.
	bigeyeinthesky.com /?CID=Landmarks (2115 words)

	The Westerly Sun (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		While North Stonington has been looking to start work on the bridge by 2006, both Westerly and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation have previously not viewed the project as a high priority.
		While North Stonington is seeking funding for the project, Mullane has said it might be included in the town's 2005-06 budget.
		Parts of the steel bridge are corroding, and it would be too expensive to refurbish the structure with the anti-corrosion plates that it lacks.
	www.thewesterlysun.com /articles/2004/03/29/news/news3.txt (372 words)

	By the rude bridge \| Universal Hub
		The commander of the Concord Minutemen was delayed in part because he had to rush home to use the privy.
		And the outcome might have been different had a troop of 150 or so British soldiers not stopped at a nearby tavern so their commanders could quench their thirst.
		Massing on the bridge for some memorial volleys in honor of the three patriots who died at the bridge:
	www.universalhub.com /node/3982 (290 words)

	The Big DumpTruck
		The aunt of the three who were arrested saw nothing, and the lawyer for the 18 year old says the mom slapped her first.
		I'd say if you're going to try to be right next to the bridge, you'll have to get their early, but we opted for the other side of the river looking down (next to the Visitor's Center) and even getting there at 8:45 there was more than enough room to see everything.
		Plus, we were so close to the parade that at one point we had to duck to avoid being hit in the head by one of those poles that they use to hold the banners that identify the group marching.
	www.bigdumptruck.com /2005_04_01_oldblog2.php (7338 words)

	Old North Bridge
		He reported it to the Committee of Safety, suspecting that the British were going to seize the military supplies in Concord.
		As they moved closer to North Bridge, they noticed smoke rising from the direction of Concord Center.
		Thinking that the British were burning down the town, Col. Barrett gave the order to march to the middle of town by way of the North Bridge, but not to fire unless fired upon.
	home.comcast.net /~cpulkow/amerrev/nbridge.htm (638 words)

	J. Neil Schulman on the North Bridge in Concord, 1993 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Neil Schulman on the North Bridge in Concord, 1993
		Neil Schulman on the old North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts, in Fall, 1993, holding his James Madison Award from the Second Amendment Foundation.
		On April 19, 1775, government troops, under orders to confiscate militia arms, were confronted by armed Massachusetts citizens on the North Bridge.
	www.pulpless.com /jneil/photos/Jneil_at_Concord_Bridge.html (125 words)

	The Knox Trail - Sign Number Mass 22 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Turn left onto Old Connecticut Path and follow north to junction with Route 27 and watch for the monument on your right just before that junction.
		Notes: The site preserves the old stone bridge and indicates the original road crossing at this point.
		A small stone monument stands here but it is not on the pattern of the others on the Massachusetts portion of the Trail.
	www.nysm.nysed.gov /services/KnoxTrail/ktsignm22.html (213 words)

	Adrian's Rojak Pot - Where The Best In Technology Gather
		The first thing I did was to wet-sand the north bridge.
		The early revisions of the nForce2 chipsets shared one common flaw - the north bridge chip's surface wasn't flat.
		Because of that flaw, the north bridge's heat sink cannot actually make full contact with the north bridge.
	www.rojakpot.com /showarticle.aspx?artno=70&pgno=0 (250 words)

	New Convention Center Roof Trusses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		I took these pictures at about the same time as the ones of the restored Old North Park Bridge that appear on a separate page.
		I was struck by both the significant differences and the similarities in the bracing used in that century-old bridge and this massive roof truss.
		These are pictures of the main roof trusses of a new convention center in Grand Rapids, Michigan, during construction in July 2002.
	faculty.tcc.fl.edu /scma/carrj/Bridges/newtruss.html (181 words)

	Raritan Bay Medical Center Hospitals - New Jersey Hospitals Providing Quality Healthcare Services and Programs
		Conveniently located at 530 New Brunswick Avenue at the corner of Route 35 North (Convery Boulevard.), minutes from both the Garden State Parkway and the New Jersey Turnpike, just north of the Raritan River in Middlesex County.
		Hospital Plaza is located off of Ferry Road, between Routes 18 and 9 in the southern region of Middlesex County.
		At the north end of the Raritan Center industrial business complex, just off of Route 287.
	www.rbmc.org /about/facilities.asp (482 words)

	Farthest North Bridge Club
		Golden Days Auction Bridge party - Golden Days is an annual pioneer-heritage festival celebrating the founding of the City of Fairbanks in 1902.
		We hold an annual session of Auction Bridge, played by century-old rules and wearing century-old costumes, during that same week.
		The state of Alaska has a total of one regional and five sectionals per year, and bridge clubs are active in six cities including Fairbanks.
	taigabridge.com /fnbc (978 words)

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