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HRRC - Housatonic River Bridge (Pittsfield)

Berkshire County, Massachusetts

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in April 2022

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BH Photo #530173

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Overview
Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Housatonic River & Mill Street on Housatonic Railroad
Location
Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1897
Builder
- Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware
Railroads
- Conrail (CR)
- Housatonic Railroad (HRRC)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
Design
Double-intersection Warren deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 93.0 ft.
Total length: 105.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Also called
NYNH&H Berkshire Division Bridge No. 119.25
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.44712, -73.26399   (decimal degrees)
42°26'50" N, 73°15'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/642763/4700880 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Pittsfield West
Inventory number
BH 67213 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,316)
Berkshire County, Massachusetts (112)
Built 1897 (284)
Built during 1890s (3,186)
Conrail (1,710)
Continuous (2,626)
Continuous truss (198)
Deck girder (6,299)
Deck truss (1,923)
Double-intersection Warren deck truss (96)
Double-intersection Warren truss (493)
Edge Moor Bridge Works (80)
Girder (11,163)
Housatonic Railroad (24)
 Housatonic River (50)
Massachusetts (1,203)
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (528)
Open (40,960)
Owned by state (16,548)
Penn Central Railroad (1,536)
Pittsfield, Massachusetts (14)
Plate girder (8,719)
Railroad (16,447)
Riveted (2,507)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,650)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,363)
Truss (35,375)

Update Log 

  • April 17, 2022: New photos from Patrick Gurwell
  • April 24, 2015: Added by Ian Martin

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