Columbia Greenway - Westfield River Bridge

Photos 

Canal Line Westfield River Bridge - View from east

Photo taken by Ian Martin in December 2014

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BH Photo #311991

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Facts 

Overview

Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Westfield River on Columbia Greenway

Location

Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Status

Open to pedestrians and bicycles

Future prospects

To become part of the Columbia Greenway rail-trail.

History

Built 1910, raised 1919

Builder

- Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts

Railroads

- New Haven & Northampton Railroad (NH&N)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pioneer Valley Railroad (PVRR)

Design

Double-intersection Warren through truss

Also called

NH - Westfield River Bridge
NH - Bridge No. 60.36
PVRR - Westfield River Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.12953, -72.74721   (decimal degrees)
42°07'46" N, 72°44'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/686196/4666613 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Mount Tom

Inventory number

BH 61851 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• October 7, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• March 4, 2021: New photos from Patrick Gurwell
• May 31, 2020: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
• May 22, 2020: Updated by Ian Martin: Open to trail use
• May 23, 2018: Updated by Luke: Updated status per forum comment
• January 3, 2015: New photos from Ian Martin
• July 23, 2014: New Street View added by Ian Martin

Related Bridges 

• Westfield River Bridge (Downstream)
• I-90 - Westfield River Bridge (Upstream)

Sources 

• Ian Martin
• Massachusetts Historical Commission
• Luke
• Geoff Hubbs
• Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com

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