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WACR - North Branch Winooski River Bridge

Washington County, Vermont

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WACR - North Branch Winnoski River Bridge

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Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2014

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BH Photo #283724

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Overview
Pin connected Pratt through truss bridge on Washington County Railroad
Location
Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont
Status
Open, but not currently in use
History
Built 1909 by the American Bridge Co.
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Central Vermont Railway (CV)
- Montpelier & Barre Railroad (M&B)
- Washington County Railroad (WACR)
Design
Pin connected Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 149.3 ft.
Total length: 151.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.25938, -72.57764   (decimal degrees)
44°15'34" N, 72°34'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/693364/4903535 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Montpelier
Inventory number
BH 61004 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,681)
Built 1906 (663)
Built during 1900s (7,734)
Central Vermont Railway (70)
Montpelier & Barre Railroad (9)
Montpelier, Vermont (11)
Open (41,199)
Owned by railroad (13,726)
Pin-connected (5,033)
Pratt through truss (6,227)
 Pratt truss (10,533)
Railroad (16,665)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,492)
Through truss (17,798)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,333)
Truss (36,693)
Vermont (686)
Washington County Railroad (32)
Washington County, Vermont (70)
Winooski River (21)

Update Log 

  • January 12, 2015: Updated by Ian Martin: Added build year & dimensions
  • May 18, 2014: Updated by Michael Quiet: Added additional info

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WACR - North Branch Winooski River Bridge
Posted March 26, 2015, by Jeff Laughlin (jeff [dot] laughlin [at] gmail [dot] com)

Just talked to a contractor inspecting the bridge today... They said it's been deemed unsound and the train is no longer allowed to cross it. They were assessing the damage. They said they wanted the job of fixing it.