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NH - Manhan River Bridge

Hampshire County, Massachusetts

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Street View 

Description 

Originally part of the NH&N/NYNH&H Canal Line. Currently abandoned but is being retained for use as part of the Southampton Greenway rail-trail.

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Manhan River and Riverdale Road on Proposed Southampton Greenway
Location
Southampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Status
Derelict/abandoned
Future prospects
To become part of Southampton Greenway (portion of New Haven-Northampton rail-trail)
Railroads
- Conrail (CR)
- New Haven & Northampton Railroad (NH&N)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pioneer Valley Railroad (PVRR)
Design
Deck plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.24092, -72.70488   (decimal degrees)
42°14'27" N, 72°42'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/689362/4679075 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mount Tom
Inventory number
BH 61852 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,933)
Conrail (1,714)
Deck girder (6,334)
Girder (11,221)
Hampshire County, Massachusetts (69)
Have street view (29,148)
Massachusetts (1,205)
New Haven & Northampton Railroad (40)
 New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (529)
Penn Central Railroad (1,544)
Pioneer Valley Railroad (12)
Plate girder (8,769)
Preserved (1,229)
Railroad (16,512)
Southampton, Massachusetts (1)

Update Log 

  • July 23, 2014: New Street View added by Ian Martin

Sources 

  • Ian Martin

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