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Cottage Street Bridge (1887)

Berkshire County, Massachusetts

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Cottage Street

Berlin Company photo

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BH Photo #493969

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Overview
Lost Lenticular pony bridge over Housatonic River on Cottage Street in Great Barrington.
Location
Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1887 to replace a one-lane bridge built by the Corrugated Metal Co.; Replaced 1961.
Builder
- Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut
Design
Lenticular pony truss
Dimensions
Total length: 116.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.19821, -73.36059   (decimal degrees)
42°11'54" N, 73°21'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/635351/4673084 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 92559 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,400)
Berkshire County, Massachusetts (112)
Berlin Iron Bridge Co. (202)
Built 1887 (236)
Built during 1880s (2,175)
Great Barrington, Massachusetts (16)
Lenticular pony truss (102)
Lenticular truss (192)
Lost (28,544)
 Lost 1961 (90)
Lost during 1960s (943)
Massachusetts (1,204)
Owned by city (6,086)
Pony truss (17,020)
Replaced by new bridge (19,416)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,383)
Truss (35,508)

Update Log 

  • April 6, 2021: Added by Chester Gehman
  • April 2, 2021: New photo from Chester Gehman

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