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AMTK - Mattabesset River Bridge

Hartford County, Connecticut

Photo 

Amtrak train 476 crossing the Mattabesset River

Photo taken by Ian Martin in May 2009

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BH Photo #289390

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over Mattabesset River on Amtrak Springfield Line in Kensington.
Location
Kensington, Hartford County, Connecticut
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1870
Railroads
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- Connecticut Southern Railroad (CSOR)
- Hartford & New Haven Railroad (H&NH)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
Design
Stone arch
Also called
Seven Sisters Railroad Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.63161, -72.76845   (decimal degrees)
41°37'54" N, 72°46'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/685879/4611280 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
New Britain
Inventory number
BH 61830 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,625)
Amtrak (580)
Arch (12,863)
Built 1870 (199)
Built during 1870s (1,500)
Connecticut (856)
Connecticut Southern Railroad (14)
Deck arch (12,080)
Hartford & New Haven Railroad (10)
 Hartford County, Connecticut (151)
Have street view (30,393)
Kensington, Connecticut (2)
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (534)
Open (41,418)
Owned by railroad (14,122)
Railroad (16,986)
Stone arch (3,366)

Update Log 

  • August 7, 2020: Updated by Chester Gehman: Added alternate name: Locally also known as "Seven Sisters Railroad Bridge"
  • July 26, 2014: New photo from Ian Martin
  • July 22, 2014: New Street View added by Ian Martin

Sources 

  • Ian Martin
  • Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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