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Old State Highway Bridge

Hampden County, Massachusetts

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Old State Highway Bridge

Looking east along B&A mainline; 5-14-81

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BH Photo #315518

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over Conrail Boston Line on Old State Highway
Location
Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1900; replaced 1993
Railroad
- Boston & Albany Railroad (BA)
Design
Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 54.0 ft.
Total length: 60.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Also called
B&A - Bridge 122.86
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.25695, -72.93461   (decimal degrees)
42°15'25" N, 72°56'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/670364/4680370 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Chester
Inventory number
BH 65923 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Boston & Albany Railroad (109)
Built 1900 (976)
Built during 1900s (7,989)
Chester, Massachusetts (12)
Hampden County, Massachusetts (116)
Lost (32,321)
Lost 1993 (484)
Lost during 1990s (4,227)
Massachusetts (1,263)
Outrigger sway braces (31)
Owned by state (16,806)
 Pony truss (17,633)
Replaced by new bridge (22,027)
Riveted (2,822)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,710)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,928)
Truss (38,718)
Warren pony truss (3,650)
Warren pony truss with alternating verticals (838)
Warren truss (7,223)
Wooden deck (6,278)

Update Log 

  • February 9, 2015: Added by Ian Martin

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