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Upper Suspension Bridge
Description
"Known as the "Old Red Bridge," the 550 foot (170 meter) vehicular span across the Connecticut River was completed in 1878 by Hutchinson & Shipman of New York. It was dismantled in 1942." - Wikimedia Commons
Facts
- Overview
- Lost suspension bridge over Connecticut River
- Location
- Turners Falls, Franklin County, Massachusetts
- Status
- Demolished in 1942
- History
- Built 1878; damaged in 1936 flood; demolished for war effort 1942
- Builder
- - Hutchinson & Shipman
- Design
- Wire/cable suspension
- Dimensions
-
Total length: 550.0 ft.
- Also called
- Old Red Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.60751, -72.54938 (decimal degrees)
42°36'27" N, 72°32'58" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/701018/4720142 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Greenfield
- Inventory number
- BH 69056 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- May 25, 2021: New photo from Art Suckewer
- September 27, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- September 4, 2015: Added by Ian Martin
Sources
- Ian Martin
- Geoff Hubbs
- Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com