Fitchburg Railroad

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Assabet River Rail Trail - Assabet River Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1887
Deck plate girder bridge over Assabet River on Assabet River Rail Trail
Open to pedestrians only

BM - Green River Bridge (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1876
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Green River on Boston & Maine Railroad in Greenfield
Replaced by a new bridge

Cheshire - Connecticut River Covered Bridge 45-13-55x / 29-03-23x (Windham County, Vermont)
Built 1849; Replaced 1899
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Connecticut River on Chesire Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Cheshire Rail Trail - Arch Street Overpass (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Bridge over Arch Street on Railroad, Abandoned grade
Open to pedestrians only

Cheshire Rail Trail - Stone Arch Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1847
Stone arch bridge over Branch River on Railroad (Abandoned)
Open to pedestrians

Dry Hill Street Overpass (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1897; rehabilitated 1994
Through truss bridge over BMRR & NECRR on Bridge Street in Montague
Open to traffic

Glendale Road Trolley Tunnels (Saratoga County, New York)
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Schenectady Railway Co. on Glenridge Road
Filled in

GMRC - Bellows Falls Stone Arch Bridge (Windham County, Vermont)
Built 1899
Stone arch bridge over Connecticut River on Green Mountain Railroad in Bellows Falls.
Open to traffic

MBTA - Baker's Brook Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built ca. 1912
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Baker's Brook on Pan Am Main Line/MBTA Fitchburg Line
Open to traffic

MBTA - Beaver Brook Arch (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1847
Stone arch bridge over Beaver Brook on MBTA Fitchburg Line
Open to traffic

MBTA - Concord Avenue Overpass (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1907
Stone arch bridge over Concord Avenue on MBTA Fitchburg Line
Open to traffic

MBTA - Fort Pond Brook Bridge (MP 25.03) (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1845
Stone arch bridge over Fort Pond Brook on MBTA Fitchburg Line
Open to traffic

MBTA - Fort Pond Brook Bridge (MP 26.26) (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1844, widened on two subsequent occasions
Stone arch bridge over Fort Pond Brook on MBTA Fitchburg Line
Open to traffic

MBTA - Route 62 Overpass (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1927 by Boston Bridge Works; replaced 2015
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Route 62/Main Street on MBTA Fitchburg Line
Replaced by a new bridge

MBTA - Sudbury River Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1928
Deck plate girder bridge over Sudbury River on MBTA Fitchburg Line
Open to traffic

Montague City Covered Bridge 26-06-31#3x (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1870; Destroyed by Flood of 1936
Lost Covered Double decker Howe through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Railroad/Montague City Road
Destroyed by flooding

Rensselaer Street Viaduct (Rensselaer County, New York)
Built 1895
Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Boston & Maine Railroad on Rensselaer Street
Removed c1970

ST - Deerfield River Bridge (Bardwell's Ferry) (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Warren Deck Truss Bridge on Springfield Terminal/Pan Am Freight Main Line
Open to traffic

ST - Hansen Road Overpass (Rensselaer County, New York)
Stone arch bridge over Hansen Road on Pan Am Freight Main Line
Open to traffic

ST - Hoosac Tunnel (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Longest tunnel built at its time, 194 killed during construction, most important piece of railroad history.
Tunnel under Hoosac Mountains on Pan Am Railways
Open with daily traffic

ST - Jack Brook Arch Bridge (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Stone arch bridge over Jacks Brook on Springfield Terminal
Open to traffic

ST - Nashua River Arch Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1846
Stone arch bridge over Nashua River on Springfield Terminal Railway in Fitchburg
Open to traffic

ST - Nashua River Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1883
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Nashua River on B&M Greenville Branch
Derelict/abandoned

ST - Nashua River Bridge 49.28 (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Stone arch bridge over North Nashua River on Pan Am Freight Main Line in Fitchburg
Open to traffic

ST - Nashua River Bridge 51.33 (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Stone arch bridge over North Nashua River on Pan Am Freight Main Line in Fitchburg
Open to traffic

ST - Tomhannock Creek Arch (Rensselaer County, New York)
Built 1900
Stone arch bridge over Tomhannock Creek on Springfield Terminal Railway
Open to traffic

ST - West Main Street Overpass (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1897
Pony/through plate girder bridge over West Main Street on B&M Greenville Branch
Open to traffic