Valley Mill Bridge

Photo

MA 01R 1

Photo taken by Chester Gehman in June 2014

BH Photo #368436

This is a replacement bridge installed here in 1983. The previous bridge was a lenticular truss built by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co. in 1889.

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Housatonic River on Valley Street in Lenox
Location: Lenox Dale, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Status: Open
History: Built 1983; replaced a previous bridge
Builders: - David Carrington (builder)
- William M. Berry (designer)
Design: Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 83.0 ft.
Total length: 86.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.34361, -73.24556 (decimal degrees)
42°20'37" N, 73°14'44" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/644516/4689418 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: East Lee
Average daily traffic (as of 2011): 650
Inventory numbers: MA L05020 (Massachusetts bridge number)
BH 19202 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2017): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 31.1 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

October 22, 2016: New photo from Chester Gehman
April 22, 2015: Updated by Ian Martin: Merged MACRIS Info.; bridge was built new here in 1983
August 4, 2014: Updated by Chester Gehman: Corrected town; added description, photos.