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CSX - West Branch Housatonic River Bridge

Berkshire County, Massachusetts

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over West Branch Housatonic River on CSX Berkshire Subdivision in Pittsfield
Location
Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1910
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Boston & Albany Railroad (BA)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Conrail (CR)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 76.0 ft.
Total length: 114.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.5 ft.
Also called
B&A Main Line Bridge No. 150.87
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.44728, -73.26411   (decimal degrees)
42°26'50" N, 73°15'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/642753/4700899 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Pittsfield West
Inventory number
BH 67241 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,661)
Berkshire County, Massachusetts (112)
Boston & Albany Railroad (107)
Built 1910 (1,208)
Built during 1910s (9,973)
CSX Railroad (1,764)
Conrail (1,710)
Deck girder (6,305)
Girder (11,175)
Housatonic River (50)
 Massachusetts (1,204)
Open (40,969)
Owned by railroad (13,505)
Penn Central Railroad (1,538)
Pittsfield, Massachusetts (14)
Plate girder (8,730)
Railroad (16,463)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,656)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,383)

Update Log 

  • April 25, 2015: Added by Ian Martin

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