Old North Bridge

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Old North Bridge is a historic wooden bridge in Concord, Massachusetts, famous as the site of one of the first battles of the American Revolutionary War on April 19, 1775.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic bridge
tourist attraction
wooden bridge
associatedWithQuote "the shot heard round the world"
battle Battle of Concord
Battles of Lexington and Concord
category American Revolutionary War sites
Bridges in Massachusetts
Tourist attractions in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Wooden bridges in the United States
commemoratedBy Ralph Waldo Emerson’s poem "Concord Hymn"
country United States
crosses Concord River
era 18th century (original bridge)
famousFor being a site of the Battles of Lexington and Concord
being one of the first battle sites of the American Revolutionary War
hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark (as part of Minute Man National Historical Park)
hasInterpretiveSignage yes
hasNearbyMonument Graves of British soldiers
Minute Man statue
Obelisk monument to the American militia
hasReconstruction current bridge is a reconstruction of the 18th‑century bridge
isSymbolOf American independence
beginning of armed resistance to British rule in the Thirteen Colonies
locatedIn Concord, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
United States
maintainedBy National Park Service
near Concord town center
The Old Manse (historic house)
notableFor first ordered volley by American colonial militia against British troops
site where British troops were forced to retreat to Boston
originalConstructionMaterial wood
ownedBy United States federal government
partOf Minute Man National Historical Park
riverBankConnection connects the eastern and western banks of the Concord River
sideInConflict British regulars
Patriot militia
significantEventDate April 19, 1775
structureType timber bridge
tourism popular destination for Revolutionary War history tourism
usedFor pedestrian traffic


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