Norwottuck Rail Trail - Connecticut River Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #218567

Map 

Street Views 

• View #1
• View #2
• View #3

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 Iron Works of Springfield, Massachusetts (Fabricator)

Railroads

- Boston & Maine Railroad (B&M; BM)
- Central Massachusetts Railroad
- Rail-to-trail

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 

Update Log 

• 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 

• Calvin Coolidge Memorial Bridge (Downstream)
• Sunderland Bridge (Upstream)

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

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