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Westfield River Bridge (Russell)

Hampden County, Massachusetts

Photo 

New Bridge, Russell, MA

Photo from ImageMuseum Gallery (http://imagemuseum.smugmug.com/History/Russell/)

View this photo at imagemuseum.smugmug.com

BH Photo #315182

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Westfield River and Boston & Albany Railroad on Station Street
Location
Russell, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1910, replaced 1973
Design
Pratt deck truss
Also called
Main Street Bridge
Station Street Bridge
B&A - Bridge 115.36
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.19012, -72.85015   (decimal degrees)
42°11'24" N, 72°51'01" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/677518/4673122 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Woronoco
Inventory number
BH 65892 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1910 (1,223)
Built during 1910s (10,077)
Deck girder (6,398)
Deck truss (1,973)
Girder (11,347)
Hampden County, Massachusetts (113)
Lost (30,014)
Lost 1973 (100)
Lost during 1970s (990)
 Massachusetts (1,219)
Plate girder (8,875)
Pratt deck truss (415)
Pratt truss (10,537)
Replaced by new bridge (20,421)
Russell, Massachusetts (6)
Truss (36,780)
Westfield River (31)

Update Log 

  • February 7, 2015: Added by Ian Martin

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Ian Martin
  • Flickr - 1927 Photo

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