Rating:
No votes cast

Park Street Bridge

Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Photos 

Housatonic 1

Park Street looking east from Front Street. Photo taken in 1903, likely at or near start of service of the Berkshire Street Ry from South Lee to Great Barrington. Monument Mills in background.

Collection of Edward J. Barry; "Berkshire Street Railway" by O.R.Cummings

Enlarge

BH Photo #473868

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Lenticular pony truss bridge over Housatonic River on Park Street in Housatonic
Location
Housatonic, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
Builder
- Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut
Design
Lenticular pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.25450, -73.36556   (decimal degrees)
42°15'16" N, 73°21'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/634821/4679327 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 89603 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Berkshire County, Massachusetts (112)
Berlin Iron Bridge Co. (202)
Great Barrington, Massachusetts (16)
Housatonic, Massachusetts (2)
Lenticular pony truss (102)
Lenticular truss (192)
 Lost (28,364)
Massachusetts (1,203)
Owned by township (3,276)
Pony truss (17,004)
Replaced by new bridge (19,289)
Truss (35,365)

Update Log 

  • June 15, 2020: Added by Chester Gehman

Sources 

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

Comments 

Post a comment here