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Sprague Street Bridge

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Boston & Providence Railroad

Sprague Street Bridge is to the left

Photo taken April 1977 by Jack E. Boucher for the Historic American Engineering Record's Northeast Corridor recording project

View photos at Library of Congress

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Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge over MBTA on Sprague Street in Boston
Location
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1899; rehabilitated 1988; replaced 2008
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 225.1 ft.
Total length: 456.1 ft.
Deck width: 32.2 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.23750, -71.13583   (decimal degrees)
42°14'15" N, 71°08'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/323770/4678354 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Norwood
Inventory numbers
MA B16172 (Massachusetts bridge number)
BH 19468 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2008)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 20.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
9,600

Sources 

  • HAER MA-19 - Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between RI/MA State Line & South Station, Boston, Suffolk County, MA