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NECR - Three Rivers Bridge

Hampden County, Massachusetts

Photo 

NECR Three Rivers Bridge

Confluence of Ware and Quaboag Rivers, forming the Chicopee River, Three Rivers, Massachusetts, September 2009

Photo by John Phelan

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

View this photo at Wikimedia Commons

BH Photo #305868

Map 

Street View 

Video 

Amtrak's Veromnter at, Three rivers MA.

I came Out to see Southbound NECR 324. but some how Amtrak came first. I scramble to get my camera ready. But unfortunitly My Batteries ran out when NECR Came through X( Enjoy. BTW, this was taken in 2001.

skyman2012

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Description 

Four-span plate girder bridge across the confluence of the Quaboag and Ware Rivers, which in turn form the Chicopee River.

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Chicopee River on New England Central Railroad
Location
Three Rivers, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- Central Vermont Railway (CV)
- New England Central Railroad (NECR)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Total length: 360.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.18064, -72.36517   (decimal degrees)
42°10'50" N, 72°21'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/717600/4673193 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Palmer
Inventory number
BH 61937 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Central Vermont Railway (70)
Chicopee River (11)
Girder (11,346)
Hampden County, Massachusetts (113)
Have street view (29,890)
Massachusetts (1,217)
New England Central Railroad (69)
Open (41,202)
 Owned by railroad (13,727)
Palmer, Massachusetts (7)
Plate girder (8,875)
Railroad (16,665)
Three Rivers, Massachusetts (2)
Through girder (4,270)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,609)

Update Log 

  • February 16, 2015: New video from Dave King
  • October 24, 2014: Photo imported by Ian Martin
  • July 25, 2014: New Street View added by Ian Martin

Sources 

  • Ian Martin
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com

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