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Great Bridge

Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Photo 

September, 1931-bridge will be replaced along with demolition of adjacent Berkshire Street Railway bridge.

Courtesy Gary Leveille; The Berkshire Edge-John Taylor photo.

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BH Photo #493867

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Description 

There has been a river crossing ar this point since the 18th Century. The first iron bridge was put up in about 1868 and was a Truesdell Patent Truss. Unfortunaely, after a few years the bridge became unstable, and in May of 1884 the town decided to replace it with one from the Berlin Iron Bridge Co, a lenticular truss which was in turn replaced in 1931.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Lenticular pony truss bridge over Housatonic River on State Road (future US-7) in Great Barrington.
Location
Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1884
Builder
- Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut
Design
Lenticular pony truss
Also called
Great Barrington Bridge
State Road Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.20141, -73.35785   (decimal degrees)
42°12'05" N, 73°21'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/635570/4673444 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 92537 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,653)
Berkshire County, Massachusetts (101)
Berlin Iron Bridge Co. (179)
Built 1884 (179)
Built during 1880s (2,015)
Great Barrington, Massachusetts (13)
Lenticular pony truss (89)
Lenticular truss (169)
 Lost (25,212)
Lost 1931 (71)
Lost during 1930s (648)
Massachusetts (1,129)
Owned by city (5,538)
Pony truss (16,297)
Replaced by new bridge (16,961)
Truss (33,102)

Update Log 

  • April 5, 2021: Added by Chester Gehman
  • March 31, 2021: New photo from Chester Gehman

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