Old Route 8 Bridge

Photos

MA 35M 1

Photo taken by Chester Gehman in June 2014

BH Photo #371600

Map

Description

Through-truss on by-passed road. Two dams downriver necessitated relocation of Route 8. Goodwin or Hogback Dam, 1955, and Colebrook River Dam, 1969. As a result, the village of Colebrook River (CT) is now submerged. Road and bridge provide access for fishermen; end of road is underwater.

Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over West Branch Farmington River on Colebrook River Road/ Old Route 8
Location: Sandisfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Status: Open to traffic on dead end road
Builder: - Berlin Construction Co. of Berlin, Connecticut
Design: Through truss; skewed
Dimensions: Span length: 136.2 ft.
Total length: 136.2 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.07043, -73.06181 (decimal degrees)
42°04'14" N, 73°03'43" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/660342/4659413 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Tolland Center
Elevation: 738 ft. above sea level
Inventory number: BH 61259 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

December 4, 2016: Updated by James Baughn: Merged duplicate pages
June 15, 2014: Updated by Chester Gehman: Added category "Skewed"
June 8, 2014: Added by Chester Gehman

Sources

Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com