Chester Waterous Bridge

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Facts 

Overview

Covered bridge over Nashua River on Groton Street in Pepperell

Location

Pepperell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1962, replaced 2010

Builder

- M.J. Mihaljan (Designer)

Design

Covered Through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 105.0 ft.
Total length: 189.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.1 ft.

Also called

Groton Street Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.66972, -71.57528   (decimal degrees)
42°40'11" N, 71°34'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

19/288966/4727354 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Pepperell

Inventory numbers

MA P06004 (Massachusetts bridge number)
BH 19368 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• August 11, 2014: New Street View added by Ian Martin

Related Bridges 

• Nehemiah Jewett Covered Bridge 21-09-01x (Predecessor)
• Pepperell Covered Bridge 21-09-01 #3 (Successor)

Sources 

• Ian Martin
• Pepperell Historical Commission
• Massachusetts Historical Commission

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