Rating:
46760
{92}%
11 votes
Cheshire Rail Trail - Arch Street Overpass
Photos
Arch Street Arch
Photo taken by Steve LaBonte in April 2007
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BH Photo #184209
Description
This bridge looks to have been built to accomondate 2 tracks. It only carried one as far as I know.
the Keene area is known for its Stone Arches and Quarry industry in the late 19th and early 20th century.
There is a smaller Stone Arch about 300 feet to the south over a brook.
Facts
- Overview
- Bridge over Arch Street on Railroad, Abandoned grade
- Location
- Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire
- Status
- Open to pedestrians only
- Railroads
- - Boston & Maine Railroad (BM)
- Cheshire Railroad
- Fitchburg Railroad
- Design
- Stone arch
- Dimensions
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Span length: 19.0 ft.
Total length: 19.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.93529, -72.34105 (decimal degrees)
42°56'07" N, 72°20'28" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/716959/4757058 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Keene
- Inventory number
- BH 46760 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection report (as of July 1998)
- Overall condition: Fair
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Update Log
- February 15, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
- December 9, 2016: New photo from David P. Timmins
- May 22, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Rail-to-trail"
- June 25, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Imported NBI Information
- August 10, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
- October 31, 2010: Added by Steve