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Mohawk Trail Bridge

Franklin County, Massachusetts

Photo 

The big bridge over the Deerfield River, Mohawk Trail, Mass.

Boston Public Library

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #316208

Map 

Description 

I believe this is the correct location.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Deerfield River on Mohawk Trail
Location
Franklin County, Massachusetts
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Replaced 1954
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.63853, -72.90915   (decimal degrees)
42°38'19" N, 72°54'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/671420/4722794 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Rowe
Inventory number
BH 66091 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (11,415)
Closed-spandrel arch (3,724)
Deck arch (10,655)
Franklin County, Massachusetts (75)
Lost (20,982)
Lost 1954 (52)
Lost during 1950s (500)
Massachusetts (985)
Replaced by new bridge (13,777)

Update Log 

  • February 16, 2015: Added by Dave King

Sources 

  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
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Mohawk Trail Bridge
Posted March 24, 2018, by Richard Doody (rpdoody3 [at] gmail [dot] com)

The 1954 replacement for this is a pretty plain slab on beam structure whose only note worthy features are the busts of the Mohawk Indian on the abutment.