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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

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

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