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MBTA - Essex Street Overpass

Essex County, Massachusetts

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Description 

"The thru plate girder bridge is probably the third bridge constructed on this site. It has 2 approach spans, both of which are deck plate girders. Four stringers support each of the two tracks. The stone abutments are laid in 7 courses with concrete caps on the western side. The approach spans are supported by steel bents with cross-bracing. This bridge replaced an earlier bridge fabricated by the New England Structural Company in 1905 which was part of a grade-crossing elimination project in the city of Haverhill." - Massachusetts Historical Commission (P.K. Lazrus, MBTA Historic Property Survey, 11/1987)

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Essex Street on MBTA Haverhill Line
Location
Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1928
Builder
- Phoenix Bridge Co. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Railroads
- Boston & Maine Railroad (BM)
- Commuter Rail
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
- Pan Am Railways (PAR)
- Springfield Terminal Railway (ST)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Total length: 68.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.77540, -71.08663   (decimal degrees)
42°46'31" N, 71°05'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/329300/4737985 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Haverhill
Inventory number
BH 65822 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Boston & Maine Railroad (405)
Built 1928 (1,188)
Built during 1920s (10,036)
Commuter Rail (439)
Curb Columns (167)
Essex County, Massachusetts (127)
Girder (10,507)
Have street view (27,293)
Haverhill, Massachusetts (13)
Massachusetts (1,143)
 Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (128)
Open (40,091)
Owned by state (16,162)
Pan Am Railways (137)
Phoenix Bridge Co. (205)
Plate girder (8,155)
Railroad (15,858)
Springfield Terminal Railway (160)
Through girder (3,925)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,358)

Update Log 

  • February 2, 2015: New Street View added by Ian Martin

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