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General View Of The Bridge From Linden Street

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Description

This lattice truss bridge was built for the Central Massachusetts Railroad in 1894. The bridge is typical of nineteenth century metal truss bridges which were built for the railroads. The Linden Street Bridge has a clear span of 92 feet between granite abutments, and is almost 20 feet above the road surface.

-- Historic American Engineering Record

Facts

Overview: Lattice through truss bridge over Linden Street on B&M Central Massachusetts Branch (abandoned)
Location: Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Status: Closed to all traffic
History: Built 1894
Builder: - Pennsylvania Steel Co. of Steelton, Pennsylvania
Railroads: - Boston & Maine Railroad (B&M; BM)
- Central Massachusetts Railroad
Design: Quadrangular lattice through truss
Dimensions: Total length: 98.3 ft.
Deck width: 17.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 22.0 ft.
Skew angle: 63 degrees
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on September 28, 1989
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.38032, -71.22003 (decimal degrees)
42°22'49" N, 71°13'12" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 19/317236/4694391 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Lexington
Inventory numbers: NRHP 89001515 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 50607 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

September 6, 2015: Photo imported by Dave King
December 18, 2011: Updated by J.P.: Added categories "Skewed", "Pin-connected", "HAER documented", "Central Massachusetts Railroad", "Boston & Maine Railroad"

Sources

J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
HAER MA-46 - Central Massachusetts Railroad, Linden Street Bridge, Spanning Linden Street, Waltham, Middlesex County, MA
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BM - Linden Street Bridge