Brookside Road Bridge

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MA 82M 1

Photo taken by Chester Gehman in June 2017

BH Photo #394512

Replaced a 110' lenticular through truss built in 1880.

Overview: Through truss bridge over Housatonic River on Brookside Road in Great Barrington
Location: Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1949
Builders: - American Bridge Co. of New York
- Collins Engineering Co.
Design: Warren through truss with all verticals
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 142.7 ft.
Total length: 148.3 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.17583, -73.35917 (decimal degrees)
42°10'33" N, 73°21'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/635517/4670602 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Great Barrington
Inventory numbers: MA G11008 (Massachusetts bridge number)
BH 19184 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2015): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 50.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 1,600