Merchants Row railroad overpass

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Middlebury tracks through town.

Photo taken by Panoramio user JBTHEMILKER

License: Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs (CC BY-ND)

BH Photo #337895

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Vermont railway on Merchants Row
Location: Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont
Status: Demolished
History: Built 1920; demolished 2017
Design: Steel stringer
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 25.9 ft.
Total length: 34.1 ft.
Deck width: 78.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.01361, -73.16750 (decimal degrees)
44°00'49" N, 73°10'03" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/646886/4875016 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 69296 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2016): Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 44.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1997): 7,300

February 3, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
April 26, 2016: Updated by Michael Quiet: Noted that the bridge is scheduled for demolition and replacement in 2017
September 21, 2015: Added by Dave King