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Clark Hill Road Bridge

Hampshire County, Massachusetts

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MA 10M 1

Photo taken by Chester Gehman 09/18/1983

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BH Photo #371502

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Description 

One of the few bridges built by Ball not of the pipe-patent variety, and one of only 4 Ball bridges known to survive. Charles H. Ball of East Windsor, MA (1861-1928)

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned beam bridge over Child's Brook on Abandoned section of Clark Hill Road in Worthington
Location
Worthington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Status
Derelict/abandoned
History
Built 1894
Builder
- Charles H. Ball of East Windsor, Massachusetts
Design
Simple beam and railing
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.43038, -72.92082   (decimal degrees)
42°25'49" N, 72°55'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/671030/4699657 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Worthington
Inventory number
BH 74595 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,640)
Abandoned (3,681)
Beam (15,831)
Built 1894 (239)
Built during 1890s (2,997)
Charles H. Ball (4)
Hampshire County, Massachusetts (61)
Massachusetts (1,122)
Worthington, Massachusetts (1)

Update Log 

  • December 3, 2016: Added by Chester Gehman

Sources 

  • Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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