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BM - Watertown Branch Charles River Bridge (East)

Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Photos 

B&M Watertown Branch eastern Charles River crossing

Photo by Ian Martin

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BH Photo #288964

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Facts 

Overview
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Charles River on Boston & Maine Watertown Branch
Location
Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Status
Removed
Railroad
- Boston & Maine Railroad (BM)
Design
Timber stringer
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.36974, -71.22393   (decimal degrees)
42°22'11" N, 71°13'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/316884/4693224 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Newton
Inventory number
BH 61824 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,712)
Boston & Maine Railroad (402)
Charles River (51)
Have street view (26,938)
Lost (24,723)
Massachusetts (1,104)
Middlesex County, Massachusetts (243)
Railroad (15,411)
Timber stringer (4,015)
Waltham, Massachusetts (12)

Update Log 

  • June 30, 2016: New photo from Ian Martin
  • June 28, 2016: Updated by Luke: Updated status per forum comment + streetview
  • September 6, 2015: Photo imported by Dave King
  • July 22, 2014: Added by Ian Martin

Sources 

  • Ian Martin
  • Luke
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BM - Watertown Branch Charles River Bridge (East)
Posted June 28, 2016, by David cheney (Cheney-david [at] comcast [dot] net)

Railroad bridge has been demolished last piles were removed today