Clam River Bridge

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Overview

Pony truss bridge over Clam River on MA 57 in Sandisfield

Location

Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1938; rehabilitated 1993

Builders

- Cleverdon, Varney & Pike of Boston, Massachusetts (designer)
- M.J. Walsh & Sons (builder)

Design

Riveted Warren pony truss with alternating verticals

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 117.1 ft.
Total length: 123.0 ft.
Deck width: 25.9 ft.

Also called

L.H. Clark Bridge
Rugg Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.09472, -73.08722   (decimal degrees)
42°05'41" N, 73°05'14" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/658179/4662063 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Tolland Center

Average daily traffic (as of 2007)

500

Inventory numbers

MA S03002 (Massachusetts bridge number)
BH 19185 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of July 2015)

Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 77.3 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

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Update Log 

• April 24, 2015: Updated by Ian Martin: Merged MACRIS Info.
• November 26, 2014: Photo imported by Dave King
• October 25, 2011: New Street View added by James Baughn

Sources 

• Ian Martin
• Massachusetts Historical Commission

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