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Fisher Street Bridge

Worcester County, Massachusetts

Photos 

Boston and Albany Railroad Main Line Bridge #34.04

Photo from MACRIS Database

View this photo at mhc-macris.net

BH Photo #322017

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Facts 

Overview
Double-intersection Warren pony truss bridge over MBTA Worcester Line on Fisher Street in Westborough
Location
Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1894; moved here 1916; rehabilitated 1941
Builder
- New England Structural Co. of Boston, Massachusetts
Railroads
- Boston & Albany Railroad (B&A; BA)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Conrail (CR)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
Design
Double-intersection Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 87.9 ft.
Total length: 121.1 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.26894, -71.64958   (decimal degrees)
42°16'08" N, 71°38'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/281487/4683036 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Shrewsbury
Inventory number
BH 66962 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,204)
9-panel truss (143)
Beam (14,960)
Boston & Albany Railroad (92)
Built 1894 (232)
Built during 1890s (2,878)
CSX Railroad (1,556)
Conrail (1,312)
Double-intersection Warren pony truss (200)
Double-intersection Warren truss (448)
Massachusetts (1,037)
New England Structural Co. (12)
New York Central Railroad (691)
 Open to pedestrians (3,968)
Owned by county (20,319)
Penn Central Railroad (1,073)
Pony truss (15,899)
Riveted (2,139)
Skewed (4,845)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,297)
Steel stringer (5,852)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,068)
Truss (31,958)
Westborough, Massachusetts (2)
Worcester County, Massachusetts (148)
Wrought Iron (388)

Update Log 

  • January 5, 2016: Photo imported by Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • April 10, 2015: Added by Ian Martin

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