Amherst, Massachusetts

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Fort River Bridge (Hampshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1880 by Corrugated Metal Co.; Bypassed c. 1940; Later rehabilitated for pedestrian use
Lenticular pony truss bridge over Fort River on a pedestrian path next to MA 116
Open to pedestrians

Horse Farm Bridge (Hampshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1928 by Palmer Steel Co; Put into storage 1991; Transferred to UMass Amherst later
Parker pony truss bridge
In storage

NECR - Cushman Brook Bridge (Hampshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1939
Deck plate girder bridge over Cushman Brook & State Street on New England Central Railroad
Open to traffic

North Chester Village Bridge (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Built 1887 Middle Branch Westfield River on Smith Road in Chester but recently (2009) relocated to UMass Amherst to be reused as a pedestrian bridge
Pratt pony truss bridge
In storage

Norwottuck Rail Trail - Fort River Bridge (Hampshire County, Massachusetts)
Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Fort River on Norwottuck Rail Trail in Amherst
Open to pedestrians only

Reeds Bridge Road Bridge (Hampshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1894 in Conway, MA and recently relocated to UMass Amherst to be resused as a pedestrian bridge in the future
Warren pony truss bridge
In storage

Stadium Bridge (Hampshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1906 in southern Vermont and relocated to UMass in 1996
Warren pony truss bridge over a small stream on a pedestrian path that links the UMass football stadium parking lot with the rest of the athlethic complex
Open to pedestrians

Sylvan Bridge (Hampshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1895 in Northfield, MA and later donated to UMass Amherst
Warren pony truss bridge
In storage

Woodside Avenue Overpass (Hampshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1938; closed to traffic c. 1990; Rehabilitated 2000
Timber stringer bridge over Norwottuck Rail Trail (former B&M RR) on Woodside Avenue in Amherst.
Open to pedestrians only