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Old Route 8 Bridge

Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Photos 

MA 35M 1

Photo taken by Chester Gehman in June 2014

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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
History
Built in 1927 for Route 8
Builder
- Berlin Construction Co. of Berlin, Connecticut
Design
Riveted 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
Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
30
Inventory numbers
CEPNEDMA2510019
BH 61259 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 94 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Berkshire County, Massachusetts (112)
Berlin Construction Co. (44)
Built 1927 (893)
Built during 1920s (10,256)
Doomed (1,066)
Massachusetts (1,204)
Open to pedestrians (4,582)
Owned by Corps of Engineers (101)
Owned by federal government (1,287)
 Pratt through truss (6,059)
Pratt truss (10,301)
Riveted (2,510)
Sandisfield, Massachusetts (4)
Skewed (5,012)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,421)
Through truss (16,797)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,187)
Truss (35,479)

Update Log 

  • October 14, 2021: Updated by Josh Schmid: Bridge reportedly scheduled for demolition as of October 2021
  • December 16, 2020: New photos from Josh Schmid
  • May 23, 2020: New photos from Patrick Gurwell
  • 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

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Sources 

  • Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Josh Schmid

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