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Middlefield Road Bridge

Hampden County, Massachusetts

Photo 

Middlefield Road Bridge

Oblique view from SW corner

Photo from MHC MACRIS Database

View this photo at mhc-macris.net

BH Photo #315519

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Conrail Boston Line on Middlefield Road in Chester
Location
Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1902; replaced 1987
Railroads
- Boston & Albany Railroad (BA)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Conrail (CR)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
Design
Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 55.0 ft.
Total length: 61.0 ft.
Deck width: 23.0 ft.
Also called
B&A - Bridge 127.22
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.29998, -72.98582   (decimal degrees)
42°17'60" N, 72°59'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/666026/4685047 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Chester
Inventory number
BH 65922 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Boston & Albany Railroad (107)
Built 1902 (583)
Built during 1900s (7,629)
CSX Railroad (1,763)
Chester, Massachusetts (12)
Conrail (1,710)
Hampden County, Massachusetts (113)
Lost (28,382)
Lost 1987 (224)
Lost during 1980s (1,528)
Massachusetts (1,203)
New York Central Railroad (994)
Outrigger sway braces (31)
 Owned by state (16,548)
Penn Central Railroad (1,536)
Pony truss (17,004)
Replaced by new bridge (19,300)
Riveted (2,507)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,415)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,562)
Truss (35,374)
Warren pony truss (3,553)
Warren pony truss with alternating verticals (784)
Warren truss (6,996)
Wooden deck (6,160)

Update Log 

  • February 9, 2015: Added by Ian Martin

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