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CSX Middlefield River Bridge

Hampden County, Massachusetts
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Bridge over West Branch of Westfield River near Middlefield Rd, Chester MD

Photo taken by John Phelan August 19, 2009

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Description 

Part of Middlefield-Becket Stone Arch Railroad Bridge District

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over West Branch of Westfield River on Railroad
Location
Hampden County, Massachusetts
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1840
Builder
- George Washington Whistler of Fort Wayne, Indiana (Designer)
Design
Stone arch
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 13, 2011
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.31253, -72.99406   (decimal degrees)
42°18'45" N, 72°59'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/665314/4686426 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Chester
Inventory numbers
NRHP 80000502 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 50867 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,819)
Arch (9,418)
Boston & Albany Railroad (5)
Built 1840 (19)
Built during 1840s (87)
CSX Railroad (581)
Deck arch (8,695)
George Washington Whistler (4)
 Hampden County, Massachusetts (33)
Massachusetts (431)
NR-listed (2,353)
Open (28,309)
Owned by railroad (4,039)
Railroad (4,070)
Stone arch (1,927)

Update Log 

  • January 24, 2013: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • January 8, 2012: Added by Jodi Christman

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