Rating:
No votes cast

Meadow Street Bridge (Old)

Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Photo 

South Lee MA Bridge over Housatonic River

Photo uploaded by Art S

Enlarge

View this photo at ebay.com

BH Photo #351621

Map 

Description 

Best guess as to location. If really in South Lee, MA then it should be this crossing as Willow street has rapids. However, it looks exactly like the Golden Hill Road Bridge in Lee. http://bridgehunter.com/ma/berkshire/golden-hill-road/

Facts 

Overview
Lost Lenticular pony truss bridge over Housatonic River on Meadow Street
Location
South Lee, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built about 1885
Builder
- Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut
Design
Lenticular pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.27794, -73.27517   (decimal degrees)
42°16'41" N, 73°16'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/642225/4682076 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 71831 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Berkshire County, Massachusetts (112)
Berlin Iron Bridge Co. (202)
Lenticular pony truss (102)
Lenticular truss (192)
Lost (28,506)
Massachusetts (1,204)
Pony truss (17,017)
Replaced by new bridge (19,388)
South Lee, Massachusetts (3)
Truss (35,479)

Update Log 

  • April 19, 2016: Updated by Art Suckewer: Corrected truss type
  • April 15, 2016: Added by ArtS

Sources 

  • Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com

Comments 

Post a comment here