Montague City Covered Bridge 26-06-31#3x

Photos

Historic American Buildings Survey Copy Of Old Photograph By Frank O. Branzetti, Photographer (C) Ext.-General View

Photo taken by Frank O. Branzetti for the Historic American Buildings Survey

BH Photo #281337

Built 1870 over the Connecticut River and destroyed by flood on March 18, 1936.

-- Historic American Buildings Survey

Overview: Lost Covered Double decker Howe through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Railroad/Montague City Road
Location: Montague City, Franklin County, Massachusetts
Status: Destroyed by flooding
History: Built 1870; Destroyed by Flood of 1936
Builder: - Aaron Wright
Railroads: - Boston & Maine Railroad (B&M; BM)
- Fitchburg Railroad
Design: Howe through truss
Dimensions: Total length: 770.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Also called: 21-06-31 #3x
Railroad Combination
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.58062, -72.57982 (decimal degrees)
42°34'50" N, 72°34'47" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/698606/4717084 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Greenfield
Inventory numbers: WGCB 21-06-31 #3x (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 60621 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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HABS MA-101 - Covered Bridge, Spanning Connecticut River, Montague City, Franklin County, MA