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Holyoke-South Hadley Bridge

Hampden County, Massachusetts

Photos 

View of Holyoke Dam, and South Hadley Bridge, from air, Holyoke, Mass.

Boston Public Library

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #316170

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Triple-Intersection Lattice Through truss bridge over Connecticut River on MA-116
Location
Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1889 by New Jersey Steel & Iron Co.; Replaced 1990
Builders
- Edward S. Shaw of Boston, Massachusetts (Design)
- New Jersey Steel & Iron Co. of Trenton, New Jersey (Fabrication)
Design
10 span Triple-intersection lattice through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 160.0 ft.
Total length: 1,610.0 ft.
Also called
Connecticut River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.21090, -72.59614   (decimal degrees)
42°12'39" N, 72°35'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/698429/4675990 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Springfield North
Inventory number
BH 66087 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,622)
Built 1889 (239)
Built during 1880s (2,009)
Edward S. Shaw (8)
Hampden County, Massachusetts (105)
Holyoke, Massachusetts (12)
Lattice through truss (560)
Lattice truss (592)
Lost (24,938)
Lost 1990 (184)
 Lost during 1990s (3,997)
Massachusetts (1,113)
New Jersey Steel & Iron Co. (14)
Replaced by new bridge (16,739)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,235)
Through truss (15,159)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,888)
Triple-intersection lattice through truss (34)
Truss (32,933)

Update Log 

  • December 27, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • April 29, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • November 3, 2017: Updated by Michael Quiet: Added history, truss type, and builder info
  • February 16, 2015: Added by Dave King

Sources 

  • Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs

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