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CR - Center Street Overpass

Hartford County, Connecticut

Photo 

Center Street Bridge - West Elevation

Photo taken by Ian Martin in June 2015

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BH Photo #329482

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Street View 

Description 

Only large structure on the ~1 mile long South Manchester Railroad, built to connect the Cheney Co. silk mills to the HP&F mainline. Abandoned by Conrail in the 1980s, may eventually become part of a rail-trail.

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Center Street (US 44/US 6) on South Manchester Railroad (abandoned)
Location
Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut
Status
Derelict/abandoned
Railroads
- Conrail (CR)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 49.9 ft.
Total length: 68.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.77280, -72.53043   (decimal degrees)
41°46'22" N, 72°31'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/705256/4627498 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Manchester
Inventory numbers
CT 483 (Connecticut bridge number)
BH 62585 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,926)
Beam (16,871)
Connecticut (837)
Conrail (1,710)
Curb Columns (167)
Girder (11,163)
Hartford County, Connecticut (148)
Have street view (28,880)
Manchester, Connecticut (7)
 New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (528)
Plate girder (8,719)
Railroad (16,447)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,216)
Steel stringer (6,707)
Through girder (4,185)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,562)
US 44 (12)
US 6 (130)

Update Log 

  • June 14, 2015: New photo from Ian Martin
  • August 19, 2014: New Street View added by Ian Martin

Sources 

  • Ian Martin
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Conrail - Center Street Overpass
Posted February 2, 2018, by In regards to Ground Hog

Manchester Mel! Early Spring