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Bullards Crossing Road Bridge

Berkshire County, Massachusetts

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Bullards Crossing Road Bridge

looking northwest

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in June 1999

License: Released into public domain

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BH Photo #454346

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over CSX Berkshire Subdivision on Bullards Crossing Road in Washington
Location
Washington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Built 1901; demolished 2002
Railroads
- Boston & Albany Railroad (BA)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Conrail (CR)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
Design
Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 56.1 ft.
Total length: 60.0 ft.
Deck width: 10.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.39575, -73.11285   (decimal degrees)
42°23'45" N, 73°06'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/655319/4695442 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Peru
Inventory number
BH 65426 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Berkshire County, Massachusetts (112)
Boston & Albany Railroad (107)
Built 1901 (574)
Built during 1900s (7,649)
CSX Railroad (1,764)
Conrail (1,710)
Lost (28,550)
Lost 2002 (492)
Lost during 2000s (4,408)
Massachusetts (1,204)
 New York Central Railroad (996)
Penn Central Railroad (1,538)
Pony truss (17,023)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,423)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,578)
Truss (35,517)
Warren pony truss (3,560)
Warren pony truss with alternating verticals (789)
Warren truss (7,007)
Washington, Massachusetts (2)

Update Log 

  • October 8, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • August 14, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • January 11, 2015: Added by Ian Martin

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