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6th Street Bridge (Old)

Franklin County, Massachusetts

Photos 

Old Canal Bridge

Photo taken by Marc N Belanger in August 2005

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BH Photo #270909

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge
Location
Turners Falls, Franklin County, Massachusetts
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
History
Built 1912 by Eastern Bridge & Structural Co.; Bypassed 1988
Builder
- Eastern Bridge & Structural Co. of Worcester, Massachusetts
Design
Double-intersection Warren through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 136.0 ft.
Total length: 139.0 ft.
Deck width: 19.4 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.60755, -72.56122   (decimal degrees)
42°36'27" N, 72°33'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/700046/4720117 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Greenfield
Inventory number
BH 58856 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1912 (825)
Built during 1910s (9,633)
Closed (2,665)
Double-intersection Warren through truss (168)
Double-intersection Warren truss (456)
Eastern Bridge & Structural Co. (3)
Franklin County, Massachusetts (81)
Massachusetts (1,104)
NR-listed (2,960)
 Owned by township (2,704)
Riveted (2,165)
Skewed (4,906)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,220)
Structurally deficient (14,198)
Through truss (15,062)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,920)
Truss (32,784)
Turners Falls, Massachusetts (10)

Update Log 

  • June 22, 2015: Updated by Michael Quiet: Added categories "Riveted", "Skewed"
  • November 24, 2013: New photo from Marc N Belanger
  • November 23, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

  • Luke
  • Marc N Belanger - marcnbelanger [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com

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