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Norwottuck Rail Trail Bridge

Hampshire County, Massachusetts
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Facts 

Overview
Lattice through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Norottuck Rail Trail
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 (Fabricator)
Design
Eight-span lattice through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 1,492.0 ft.
Also called
Northampton Lattice Truss 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)
USGS topographic map
Mount Holyoke
Inventory number
BH 49918 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,817)
Boston & Maine Railroad (11)
Built 1887 (130)
Built during 1880s (1,043)
Connecticut River (39)
G.M. Tompson (1)
HAER documented (781)
Hampshire County, Massachusetts (25)
Lattice truss (265)
Massachusetts (431)
Northampton, Massachusetts (5)
 Open to Pedestrians (2,084)
Owned by state (9,806)
Pin-connected (1,519)
Preserved (652)
Quadrangular lattice through truss (80)
R.F. Hawkins (2)
Rail-to-trail (494)
Skewed (4,080)
Through truss (9,202)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,211)
Truss (23,562)

Update Log 

  • December 18, 2011: Updated by J.P.: Added categories "Boston & Maine Railroad", "Skewed", "Pin-connected"
  • October 25, 2011: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • Wikipedia
  • HAER MA-55 - Boston & Maine Railroad, Northampton Lattice Truss Bridge, Northampton, Hampshire, MA

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