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MBTA - Bennett Street Overpass

Essex County, Massachusetts

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Description 

Former B&M Saugus Branch, now mostly converted to a rail-trail. This bridge is immediately adjacent to the junction with the Eastern Route mainline, so it may not end up being converted for trail use.

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Bennett Street on B&M Saugus Branch
Location
Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
History
Built 1912 by the New England Structural Co.
Builders
- B.W. Guppy (B&M Bridge Engineer)
- New England Structural Co. of Boston, Massachusetts
Railroads
- Boston & Maine Railroad (BM)
- Commuter Rail
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Total length: 59.9 ft.
Also called
BM - Bennett Street Overpass
BM - Bridge A122
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.45629, -70.96316   (decimal degrees)
42°27'23" N, 70°57'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/338579/4702306 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Lynn
Inventory number
BH 65646 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

B.W. Guppy (1)
Beam (16,016)
Boston & Maine Railroad (405)
Built 1912 (843)
Built during 1910s (9,736)
Closed (2,701)
Commuter Rail (439)
Curb Columns (167)
Essex County, Massachusetts (127)
Girder (10,491)
Have street view (27,280)
 Lynn, Massachusetts (5)
Massachusetts (1,140)
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (128)
New England Structural Co. (12)
Owned by state (16,154)
Plate girder (8,141)
Railroad (15,852)
Skewed (4,937)
Steel stringer (6,376)
Through girder (3,918)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,356)

Update Log 

  • January 24, 2015: New Street View added by Ian Martin

Sources 

  • Ian Martin

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