Stadium Bridge

Photo

Overview

http://www.ecs.umass.edu/adaptive_bridge_use/bridge_files/sVermont1906Bridge/sVermont1906Bridge.html

BH Photo #218507

Map

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Description

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

"The Southern Vermont (1906) Bridge was the first bridge obtained by the Adaptive Use Bridge Project. The bridge was a donation from the Vermont Transportation Agency in 1996. This bridge has been successfully reconstructed and is now used near the UMass football stadium to span a small stream."

Facts

Overview: Warren pony truss bridge over a small stream on a pedestrian path that links the UMass football stadium parking lot with the rest of the athlethic complex
Location: Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Status: Open to pedestrians
History: Built 1906 in southern Vermont and relocated to UMass in 1996
Design: Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Total length: 40.0 ft.
Also called: Southern Vermont (1906) Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.38024, -72.53700 (decimal degrees)
42°22'49" N, 72°32'13" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/702766/4694934 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Mount Toby
Inventory number: BH 49906 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

October 25, 2011: Added by James McCray

Sources

James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
University of Massachusetts Amherst Adaptive Use Bridge Project - Info and Pic about the bridge