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PVRR - Thomas Street Overpass

Hampden County, Massachusetts

Photo 

Thomas Street Railroad Bridge

Photo taken by Ian Martin in December 2014

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BH Photo #311989

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Street View 

Description 

Former NH Canal Line, most recently used by the Pioneer Valley RR in the mid-1990s. Slated for demolition and replacement with a trail bridge as part of the Columbia Greenway project; likely to remove the clearance issue presented by the current bridge.

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Thomas Street on Pioneer Valley RR (former NH Canal Line)
Location
Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Status
Derelict/abandoned
History
Lost 2020
Railroads
- New Haven & Northampton Railroad (NH&N)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
- Pioneer Valley Railroad (PVRR)
Design
Pony plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.12221, -72.74625   (decimal degrees)
42°07'20" N, 72°44'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/686297/4665803 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
West Springfield
Inventory number
BH 64903 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Doomed (1,100)
Girder (11,670)
Hampden County, Massachusetts (116)
Have street view (30,440)
Lost (31,832)
Lost 2020 (166)
Lost during 2020s (365)
Massachusetts (1,255)
New Haven & Northampton Railroad (40)
 New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (536)
Owned by city (6,284)
Pioneer Valley Railroad (12)
Plate girder (9,183)
Railroad (17,013)
Replaced by new bridge (21,710)
Through girder (4,383)
Westfield, Massachusetts (26)

Update Log 

  • September 9, 2020: Updated by John Marvig: removed
  • January 3, 2015: New photo from Ian Martin
  • December 21, 2014: New Street View added by Ian Martin

Sources 

  • Ian Martin
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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