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Upper Suspension Bridge

Franklin County, Massachusetts

Photos 

Suspension Bridge, Turners Falls, MA

Photo from Wikimedia Commons

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BH Photo #337114

Map 

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)

Categories 

19th Century (8,397)
Built 1878 (105)
Built during 1870s (1,272)
Connecticut River (107)
Franklin County, Massachusetts (84)
Hutchinson & Shipman (1)
Lost (28,529)
 Lost 1942 (54)
Lost during 1940s (492)
Massachusetts (1,204)
Suspension (790)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,063)
Turners Falls, Massachusetts (11)

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

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Ian Martin
  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com

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