Tunnel Road Bridge

Photos 

Barrel shot looking north

Photo taken by Ian Martin in August 2015

Enlarge

BH Photo #334009

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Warren through truss bridge over Deerfield River on Tunnel Road in Rowe

Location

Florida, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and Franklin County, Massachusetts

Status

Open to authorized vehicles only; signed No Trespassing per railroad.

History

Built 1916

Builder

- Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts

Design

Warren through truss with alternating verticals

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 114.0 ft.
Total length: 228.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.

Also called

Hoosac Tunnel Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.66656, -72.98635   (decimal degrees)
42°39'60" N, 72°59'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/665016/4725753 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Rowe

Inventory number

BH 49915 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• April 17, 2022: New photos from Patrick Gurwell
• July 24, 2020: New photos from Chester Gehman
• July 15, 2020: New photo from Patrick Gurwell
• December 27, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• August 3, 2015: Updated by Ian Martin: Clarified that bridge is open; removed "mystery" category
• August 2, 2015: New photos from Ian Martin
• May 28, 2014: Updated by Chester Gehman: Added builder & date
• May 25, 2014: New photos from Chester Gehman
• October 25, 2011: Added by James Baughn

Related Bridges 

• Hoosac Tunnel Station Covered Bridge 21-02-09x (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Massachusetts Historical Commission
• Ian Martin
• Geoff Hubbs
• Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com

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