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CSX - Union Street Overpass

Hampden County, Massachusetts

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Description 

Plate girder bridge carrying the CSX Berkshire Subdivision over Union Street. Powder Mill Brook is also crossed, located in a culvert underneath the road. The superstructure and concrete abutment modifications were likely built during extensive line upgrades in 1911-12, with the stone abutments dating to an earlier structure.

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Union Street & Powder Mill Brook on CSX Berkshire Subdivision
Location
Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built ca. 1911-12 replacing an earlier bridge
Railroads
- Boston & Albany Railroad (BA)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Conrail (CR)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
Design
Pony plate girder
Also called
B&A - Bridge 105.87
CSX - Powder Mill Brook Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.11460, -72.71390   (decimal degrees)
42°06'53" N, 72°42'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/688994/4665029 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
West Springfield
Inventory number
BH 65890 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Boston & Albany Railroad (109)
Built 1911 (853)
Built during 1910s (10,288)
CSX Railroad (1,885)
Conrail (1,838)
Girder (11,783)
Hampden County, Massachusetts (116)
Have street view (30,587)
 Massachusetts (1,263)
Open (41,560)
Owned by railroad (14,330)
Penn Central Railroad (1,679)
Plate girder (9,289)
Railroad (17,179)
Through girder (4,428)
Westfield, Massachusetts (26)

Update Log 

  • February 7, 2015: New Street View added by Ian Martin

Sources 

  • Ian Martin

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