Pumpkin Hollow Road Bridge

Photos

MA 11R 1

Photo taken by Chester Gehman in June 2014

BH Photo #371603

Wooden bow-string type pony truss. Replaced a lenticular truss of 1888.

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Green River on Pumpkin Hollow Road
Location: Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1999
Design: Modern bowstring pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 56.8 ft.
Total length: 60.7 ft.
Deck width: 18.4 ft.
Also called: Hollenbeck Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.18785, -73.41317 (decimal degrees)
42°11'16" N, 73°24'47" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/631031/4671852 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Egremont
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 200
Inventory numbers: MA G11011 (Massachusetts bridge number)
BH 62263 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2017): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 62 (out of 100)
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June 18, 2019: Updated by Luke: Added category "Glue-Laminated Timber Bridge"
June 18, 2019: Updated by Dana and Kay Klein: Added category "Glue Laminated truss members"
December 4, 2016: New photos from Chester Gehman
April 22, 2015: Updated by Ian Martin: Merged NBI data
August 4, 2014: Added by Chester Gehman

Pumpkin Hollow Road Bridge

Posted June 18, 2019, by Dana and Kay Klein

Berkshire county seems very Bridge progressive. Novel reuse of old bridge(SAVED!) and interesting replacement.