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Horse Farm Bridge

Hampshire County, Massachusetts
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http://www.ecs.umass.edu/adaptive_bridge_use/bridge_files/horseFarm/horseFarm.html

http://www.ecs.umass.edu/adaptive_bridge_use/bridge_files/horseFarm/horseFarm.html

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As per http://www.ecs.umass.edu/adaptive_bridge_use/bridge_files/horseFarm/horseFarm.html

"This truss bridge is planned for reconstruction at a nearby university horse farm. This bridge has a large 73 foot span and a curved top chord. The bridge is currently partially disassembled and in outdoor storage."

Note: The posted GPS Coordinates give the location of the UMass Amherst Campus only. One would have to contact the university to get specific directions to the current location of the bridge.

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Overview
Polygonal Warren pony truss bridge
Location
Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Status
In storage
Future prospects
Plans call for the bridge to be reassembled and used at the university's horse farm
History
Built 1892 somewhere in VT, and relocated later to UMass Amherst
Design
Polygonal Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Total length: 73.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.39206, -72.52865   (decimal degrees)
42°23'31" N, 72°31'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/703416/4696266 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Mount Toby
Inventory number
BH 49908 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,819)
Amherst, Massachusetts (6)
Built 1892 (86)
Built during 1890s (1,556)
Hampshire County, Massachusetts (25)
In storage (76)
Massachusetts (431)
 Owned by college (26)
Polygonal Warren pony truss (356)
Polygonal Warren truss (739)
Pony truss (13,215)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,894)
Truss (23,565)
Warren truss (3,957)

Update Log 

  • October 25, 2011: Added by James McCray

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