This double circuit line was built around 1940-41 by the New England Power Service Company. It originated in neighboring Weymouth, MA and connected to a 115kv substation; a large generation plant not far away (Edgar Station, then-owned by Boston Edison). As you can see in the photo the line construction is unique. It has and is known as the "K-frame" design and carried two three-phase transmission circuits on 10-inch-diameter suspension insulators (either 13kv and 23kv). This line was 13.2kv and connected to a huge Bethlehem Steel Company Navy-contract WW2 shipbuilding facility on Lincoln Street with a substation it at both ends of the complex.

Hingham's municipal utility did not have the electricity resources to even come close to the demand the shipyard required. So, New England Power (via Weymouth Light and Power Company) built this line to serve them and they were their customer until 1965-1966. At that time ownership of the poles, wire and metering (at the town line) was transferred to the Hingham Light Plant and what remained of the shipyard became the town's customer (many buildings were razed or abandoned commencing in the 1950s).

This photo is looking north along Terry Drive where MA SR 3A crosses (Lincoln Street). The bridge was torn down during 1985. This section of pole line was removed around 1970; a few other parts of it randomly stood through the 1990s serving customers the area.