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Norwottuck Rail Trail - Connecticut River Bridge

Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Photos 

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #218567

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview
Lattice through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Norottuck Rail Trail in Hadley
Location
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Status
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists
History
Built 1887; retrofitted for pedestrian use in 1992
Builders
- G.M. Tompson (Construction engineer)
- R.F. Hawkins Iron Works of Springfield, Massachusetts (Fabricator)
Railroads
- Boston & Maine Railroad (BM)
- Central Massachusetts Railroad
Design
Eight-span lattice through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 1,492.0 ft.
Also called
Northampton Lattice Truss Bridge
BM - Connecticut River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.33791, -72.61730   (decimal degrees)
42°20'16" N, 72°37'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/696287/4690044 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mount Holyoke
Inventory number
BH 49918 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,569)
Boston & Maine Railroad (402)
Built 1887 (217)
Built during 1880s (1,994)
Central Massachusetts Railroad (27)
Connecticut River (92)
G.M. Tompson (1)
HAER documented (1,106)
Hampshire County, Massachusetts (55)
Have street view (26,956)
Lattice through truss (554)
Lattice truss (586)
Massachusetts (1,106)
Northampton, Massachusetts (8)
 Norwottuck Rail Trail (2)
Open to pedestrians (4,220)
Owned by state (15,997)
Preserved (1,188)
Quadrangular lattice through truss (181)
R.F. Hawkins Iron Works (20)
Rail-to-trail (1,544)
Railroad (15,434)
Riveted (2,167)
Skewed (4,906)
Through truss (15,080)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,883)
Truss (32,805)
Wooden deck (6,069)

Update Log 

  • March 4, 2021: New photos from Patrick Gurwell
  • June 1, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • February 24, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • June 23, 2016: New photos from Michael Quiet
  • July 24, 2014: Updated by Ian Martin: Added category "Central Massachusetts Railroad"
  • June 4, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Railroad"
  • November 7, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
  • December 18, 2011: Updated by J.P.: Added categories "Boston & Maine Railroad", "Skewed", "Pin-connected"
  • October 25, 2011: Added by James Baughn

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Wikipedia
  • HAER MA-55 - Boston & Maine Railroad, Northampton Lattice Truss Bridge, Northampton, Hampshire, MA
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Dana and Kay Klein
  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com

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