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Hinsdale King Bridge

Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Photos 

MA 12M 1

Photo taken by Chester Gehman September 1983

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BH Photo #387963

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Bennett Brook on East Washington Road in Hinsdale
Location
Hinsdale, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1889
Builder
- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Design
Pratt pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.42448, -73.08682   (decimal degrees)
42°25'28" N, 73°05'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/657390/4698680 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Peru
Inventory number
BH 61092 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,627)
Berkshire County, Massachusetts (100)
Built 1889 (239)
Built during 1880s (2,010)
Hinsdale, Massachusetts (4)
King Bridge Co. (367)
Lost (24,984)
 Massachusetts (1,113)
Pony truss (16,242)
Pratt pony truss (3,654)
Pratt truss (9,348)
Replaced by new bridge (16,778)
Truss (32,967)

Update Log 

  • April 24, 2017: New photos from Chester Gehman
  • May 28, 2014: Added by Chester Gehman

Sources 

  • Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com
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Comments 

Hinsdale King Bridge
Posted April 25, 2017, by Chester Gehman (gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Dana and Kay:

Thank you for your comments. Much appreciated.

chet

Hinsdale King Bridge
Posted April 24, 2017, by Dana and Kay Klein

Chester it is so significant to history that you captured these Bridges! I see this one was gone two years later! THANK YOU!