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Arthur J. DiTommaso Memorial Bridge

Worcester County, Massachusetts

Photos 

John T. Centrino Memorial Bridge

Elevation from southwest quadrant

Photo taken by Nick Boppel in August 2020

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BH Photo #479193

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Street View 

Description 

Bridge bears some resemblance to the Penobscot Narrows Bridge in Maine

Facts 

Overview
Cable-stayed bridge over Nashua River, MBTA Fitchburg Line, & Ravine on 5th Street/Harvard Street in Fitchburg
Location
Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 2002
Railroads
- Commuter Rail
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Design
Cable-stayed
Dimensions
Total length: 657.2 ft.
Also called
Harvard Street Bridge
New 5th Street Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.57557, -71.78789   (decimal degrees)
42°34'32" N, 71°47'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/271197/4717452 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Fitchburg
Average daily traffic (as of 2014)
9,650
Inventory numbers
MA F04019 (Massachusetts bridge number)
BH 19500 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 89.6 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Built 2002 (74)
Built during 2000s (724)
Cable-stayed (101)
Commuter Rail (439)
Fitchburg, Massachusetts (19)
Have street view (28,892)
Massachusetts (1,203)
 Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (128)
Modern (2,672)
Nashua River (26)
Open (40,968)
Owned by state (16,553)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,058)
Worcester County, Massachusetts (169)

Update Log 

  • August 20, 2020: New photos from Nick Boppel
  • October 24, 2017: Updated by Matthew: Not a suspension bridge
  • August 3, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
  • March 16, 2010: Updated by Joshua Collins: added gps coordinates

Sources 

  • Joshua Collins - Bigjc1979 [at] aol [dot] com
  • Nick Boppel - nickboppel01 [at] gmail [dot] com
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Comments 

John T. Centrino Memorial Bridge
Posted September 8, 2020, by Anonymous

The name of this bridge is incorrect. The bridge is the Arthur J. DiTommaso Memorial Bridge. John T. Centrino is the namesake of the road that the bridge carries.