LOWELL - There are hundreds of bridges in Massachusetts that need to be repaired or replaced. The Rourke Bridge in Lowell, for example, was supposed to be taken down decades ago. Curious about its ...

LOWELL — A Chelmsford resident was driving from his home to Pawtucketville in early March, when he said he felt the Rourke Bridge sway for more than 50 feet along his route. He called the “roc ...

LOWELL — Residents for years have doubted that a permanent Rourke Bridge would ever come to fruition. If they listened to state officials Tuesday evening, maybe that skepticism was finally lifted.

LOWELL — Before 1983, there was no Rourke Bridge connecting Pawtucketville and the Highlands neighborhoods. Back then, state Sen. Ed Kennedy was a Lowell city councilor, and U.S. Rep.

“As part of this study, [Parsons Brinckerhoff] will examine all of the crossings of the Merrimack River between Nashua, New Hampshire and the Rourke Bridge in Lowell with the intent of focusing ...

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that the public comment period for the ...

The top three projects the state plans to start with the money in 2024 are replacing the Rourke Bridge in Lowell, improving Broadway in Lynn and updating the "X" intersection in Springfield.

The Rourke Bridge in Lowell was built as a temporary structure in 1983 and has remained that way for nearly four decades. That's about to change. The two-lane connection is one of several projects ...

The Rourke Bridge over the Merrimack River in Lowell was intended as a temporary span when it was installed almost 40 years ago. Congresswoman Lori Trahan remembers driving cautiously over it in ...

The Rourke Bridge over the Merrimack River in Lowell was intended as a temporary span when it was installed almost 40 years ago. U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan remembers driving cautiously over it in her dad’s ...

Numerous first responders gathered Friday on the shore of the Merrimack River Friday after a vehicle was found in the water near the Rourke Bridge. Lowell Fire Department officials said the car ...

The Rourke Bridge over the Merrimack River in Lowell was intended as a temporary span when it was installed almost 40 years ago. Congresswoman Lori Trahan, D-Westford, remembers driving cautiously ...