Page "Fall River, Massachusetts" Paragraph 45

In the 1960s the city's landscape was drastically transformed with the construction of the Braga Bridge and Interstate 195, which cut directly through the heart of the city.

In the wake of the highway building boom, the city lost some great pieces of its history.

The Quequechan River was filled in and re-routed for much of its length.

The historic falls, which had given the city its name, were diverted into underground culverts.

A series of elevated steel viaducts was constructed as to access the new Braga Bridge.

Many historic buildings were demolished, including the Old City Hall, the 150-year-old Troy Mills, the Second Granite Block ( built after the 1928 fire ), as well as other 19th century brick-and-mortar buildings near Old City Hall.