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Assabet River Rail Trail - Assabet River Bridge

Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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West elevation

Photo taken by Ian Martin in June 2015

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BH Photo #329770

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Assabet River on Assabet River Rail Trail
Location
Hudson, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1887
Railroads
- Boston & Maine Railroad (B&M; BM)
- Fitchburg Railroad
- Rail-to-trail
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 49.0 ft.
Total length: 150.0 ft.
Deck width: 12.0 ft.
Also called
B&M Marlboro Branch Bridge 33.79
B&M Marlboro Branch Bridge 315
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.38826, -71.56519   (decimal degrees)
42°23'18" N, 71°33'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/288847/4696073 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hudson
Inventory number
BH 62064 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,427)
Assabet River (8)
Boston & Maine Railroad (355)
Built 1887 (202)
Built during 1880s (1,703)
Deck girder (4,782)
Fitchburg Railroad (27)
Girder (8,568)
Have street view (23,864)
Hudson, Massachusetts (3)
 Massachusetts (974)
Middlesex County, Massachusetts (218)
Open to pedestrians (3,658)
Painted black (21)
Plate girder (6,572)
Rail-to-trail (1,347)
Railroad (13,787)
Span length 25-50 feet (14,124)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,394)
Wrought Iron (372)

Update Log 

  • August 1, 2015: New photo from Ian Martin
  • June 17, 2015: New photos from Ian Martin
  • July 29, 2014: New Street View added by Ian Martin

Sources 

  • Ian Martin

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