Horse Farm Bridge

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http://www.ecs.umass.edu/adaptive_bridge_use/bridge_files/ho...

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

BH Photo #218509

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Description

This is the former approach span to the 1928 3 Mile Bridge located outside of Montpelier VT. It was removed and replaced with earth fill during the bridges 1991 rehabilitation and put into storage in the States Historic Bridge program. Sometime after it was acquired by the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Bridge page: http://www.ecs.umass.edu/adaptive_bridge_use/bridge_files/ho...

Facts

Overview: Parker 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 1928 by Palmer Steel Co; Put into storage 1991; Transferred to UMass Amherst later
Builder: - Palmer Steel Co. of Springfield, Massachusetts/Holyoke, Massachusetts
Design: Parker 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)
Quadrangle map:: Mount Toby
Inventory number: BH 49908 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

June 28, 2017: Updated by Michael Quiet: Corrected truss type. Noted Builder, corrected build date, and updated with original location.
October 25, 2011: Added by James McCray

Related Bridges

3 Mile Bridge Road Bridge (Parts reused from) - The approach span was removed from this bridge

Sources

James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
University of Massachusetts Amherst Adaptive Use Bridge Project - Info and Pics about the Bridge
Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com