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AMTK - Freshwater Brook Arch

Hartford County, Connecticut

Photo 

Amtrak Freshwater Brook Arch

West side; seen from adjacent S River Street bridge.

Photo taken by Ian Martin in April 2021

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BH Photo #496495

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over Freshwater Brook on Amtrak Springfield Line in Enfield
Location
Enfield, Hartford County, Connecticut
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built ca. 1844 (RR construction date)
Railroads
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- Connecticut Southern Railroad (CSOR)
- Hartford & New Haven Railroad (H&NH)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
- Pan Am Railways (PAR)
- Springfield Terminal Railway (ST)
Design
Stone arch
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.99835, -72.60427   (decimal degrees)
41°59'54" N, 72°36'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/698419/4652369 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Broad Brook
Inventory number
BH 65351 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,397)
Amtrak (574)
Arch (12,662)
Built 1844 (14)
Built during 1840s (233)
Connecticut (839)
Connecticut Southern Railroad (14)
Deck arch (11,898)
Enfield, Connecticut (6)
Hartford & New Haven Railroad (10)
 Hartford County, Connecticut (149)
Have street view (28,916)
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (529)
Open (40,969)
Owned by railroad (13,504)
Pan Am Railways (137)
Railroad (16,462)
Springfield Terminal Railway (164)
Stone arch (3,285)
Stone-and-Brick Arch (50)

Update Log 

  • April 28, 2021: New photo from Ian Martin
  • January 6, 2015: New Street View added by Ian Martin

Sources 

  • Ian Martin

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