Rating:
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Springfield Memorial Bridge
Video
Tornado Passes Over Bridge A tornado is seen passing over the Springfield Memorial Bridge. The tornado was responsible for scattering debris, toppling trees, and frightening workers and residents. No injuries were immediately reported. (June 1, 2011) Video From Local News Media |
Facts
- Overview
- Concrete arch bridge over Connecticut River on MA 147 (Memorial Avenue) in Springfield
- Location
- Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1922 to replace an 1816 covered bridge upstream; rehabilitated 1996
- Builders
- - Fay, Spofford & Thorndike of Burlington, Massachusetts (Design)
- H.P. Converse Co. of Boston, Massachusetts (Prime Contractor)
- McClintic-Marshall Co. of Chicago, Illinois & Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Steel Fabrication)
- Design
- Melan Arch
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 209.0 ft.
Total length: 1,515.2 ft.
Deck width: 60.0 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.09889, -72.59528 (decimal degrees)
42°05'56" N, 72°35'43" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/698850/4663554 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Springfield South
- Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
- 18,907
- Inventory numbers
- MA S24030 (Massachusetts bridge number)
BH 19322 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection report (as of August 2018)
- Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 79.7 (out of 100)
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Update Log
- February 14, 2022: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added prime contractor and engineer.
- November 10, 2021: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added steel fabricator.
- March 26, 2021: New photo from Chester Gehman
- November 19, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
- November 17, 2016: New photo from Dave King
- November 7, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
- August 25, 2011: New video from Nathan Holth
- March 20, 2011: New photos from Doug Kerr
Related Bridges
- South End Bridge (Downstream)
- CSX - Connecticut River Bridge (Upstream)
- Old Springfield Toll Bridge (Predecessor)
Sources
- Doug Kerr
- Nathan Holth
- J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
- Dana and Kay Klein
- Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Public Works 1922-07-01: Vol 53 Iss 1
- Public Works 1922-05-20: Vol 52 Iss 20
- Engineering News-Record 1922-03-30: Vol 88 Iss 13
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That tornado referenced... actually killed people and destroyed houses and buildings... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_New_England_tornado_outbre...