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WACR - Winooski River Bridge (Montpelier, East)

Washington County, Vermont

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WACR - Winooski River Bridge (Montpleier, East)

Eastern approach

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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BH Photo #285537

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Street View 

Facts 

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 1902 by the American Bridge Co
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Central Vermont Railway (CV)
- Montpelier & Barre Railroad (M&B)
- New England Central Railroad (NECR)
- Washington County Railroad (WACR)
Design
Pin connected Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 144.0 ft.
Total length: 147.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.24604, -72.54858   (decimal degrees)
44°14'46" N, 72°32'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/695727/4902122 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Barre West
Inventory number
BH 61006 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,681)
Built 1902 (592)
Built during 1900s (7,742)
Central Vermont Railway (70)
Have street view (29,911)
Montpelier & Barre Railroad (9)
Montpelier, Vermont (11)
New England Central Railroad (69)
Open (41,207)
Owned by railroad (13,731)
Pin-connected (5,065)
 Pratt through truss (6,232)
Pratt truss (10,545)
Railroad (16,666)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,498)
Through truss (17,898)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,351)
Truss (36,814)
Vermont (688)
Washington County Railroad (32)
Washington County, Vermont (70)
Winooski River (21)

Update Log 

  • October 13, 2016: New photos from Michael Quiet
  • June 16, 2014: Updated by Michael Quiet: Added categories "Pin-connected", "Washington County Railroad"
  • May 19, 2014: Updated by Michael Quiet: Added categories "Pin-connected", "Washington County Railroad"

Sources 

  • Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com

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