METHUEN \u2014 The city has closed the bridge on Oakland Avenue to cars until it can be repaired.<\/p>\n
Mayor D.J. Beauregard said the overpass, which spans a state rail trail, was built in 1935 and was already on a MassDOT list of bridges slated for replacement this year.<\/p>\n
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