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MBTA - South Canal Bridge

Essex County, Massachusetts

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Description 

The deck plate girder bridge was built as a four-track span in 1907 by the New England Structural Company, according to the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) reports from 1915-17. The north span was removed and scraped in 1944. The present northernmost track was new in 1927 or 1929. Only one track is currently in use. - Massachusetts Historical Commission (P.K. Lazrus, MBTA Historical Property Survey, 11/1987)

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over South Canal on M&L Branch (owned by MBTA)
Location
Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts
Status
Derelict/abandoned
History
Built 1907 by the New England Structural Co.
Builder
- New England Structural Co. of Boston, Massachusetts
Railroads
- Boston & Maine Railroad (BM)
- Commuter Rail
- Guilford Rail System (GRS)
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
- Springfield Terminal Railway (ST)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 66.0 ft.
Also called
B&M - M&L Branch Bridge No. 0.25
B&M - M&L Branch Bridge No. 190
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.70005, -71.16377   (decimal degrees)
42°42'00" N, 71°09'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/322776/4729776 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Lawrence
Inventory number
BH 65820 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,944)
Boston & Maine Railroad (417)
Built 1907 (751)
Built during 1900s (7,687)
Commuter Rail (439)
Deck girder (6,345)
Essex County, Massachusetts (136)
Girder (11,238)
Guilford Rail System (101)
Have street view (29,293)
 Lawrence, Massachusetts (24)
Massachusetts (1,207)
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (128)
New England Structural Co. (12)
Owned by state (16,594)
Plate girder (8,783)
Railroad (16,551)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,468)
Springfield Terminal Railway (164)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,639)

Update Log 

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

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