Greenfield-Montague Trolley Bridge

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Description

First bridge in Greenfield lost to the 1936 floods. Its destruction was captured on film and appears in a WGBY documentary (linked below). Shortly after this bridge failed, the Montague City Covered Bridge was washed away, subsequently destroying two other bridges as it floated downriver.

Facts

Overview: Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Greenfield-Turners Falls Trolley Line
Location: Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts
Status: Destroyed by flooding
History: Lost to flooding in 1936
Railroads: - Greenfield-Montague Transportation Authority
- Interurban
Design: Double-intersection Warren through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.58052, -72.57960 (decimal degrees)
42°34'50" N, 72°34'47" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/698624/4717073 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 66420 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

March 5, 2015: Added by Ian Martin

Related Bridges

Montague City Covered Bridge 26-06-31#3x (Upstream)
Canalside Rail-Trail - Connecticut River Bridge (Downstream)

Sources

Ian Martin
WGBY - The Great Flood of 1936 - Video of destruction around 11-minute mark