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Tuckerman Bridge

Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Photo 

Tuckerman

Library of Congress photo.

Photo submitted by Chester Gehman

BH Photo #439225

Map 

Description 

Six foot wide walkway on north side.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Housatonic River on West Main Street
Location
Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1873; likely lost in 1927 flood.
Builder
- Richard F. Hawkins of Hawkins and Burrall, Springfield
Design
Bowstring pony truss
Dimensions
Deck width: 17.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.28341, -73.32606   (decimal degrees)
42°17'00" N, 73°19'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/638017/4682600 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 83719 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,886)
Berkshire County, Massachusetts (81)
Bowstring pony truss (242)
Bowstring truss (474)
Built 1873 (83)
Built during 1870s (996)
Lost (22,269)
Lost 1927 (44)
 Lost during 1920s (376)
Massachusetts (986)
Owned by township (2,498)
Pony truss (15,697)
Replaced by new bridge (14,857)
Richard F. Hawkins of Hawkins and Burrall, Springfield (1)
Stockbridge, Massachusetts (7)
Truss (31,236)

Update Log 

  • December 8, 2018: New photo from Chester Gehman

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Sources 

  • Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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