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BM - I-95/MA-128 Bridge

Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Photo 

Abandoned Train Bridge & 128

Photo taken by weirdpix

License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)

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BH Photo #337236

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over MA-128/I-95 on B&M Central Massachusetts Branch (abandoned)
Location
Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Status
Derelict/abandoned
Future prospects
To become part of the Central Mass Rail-trail.
History
Built 1960, rehabilitated 1988
Railroads
- Boston & Maine Railroad (BM)
- Central Massachusetts Railroad
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 118.5 ft.
Total length: 237.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.37517, -71.26750   (decimal degrees)
42°22'31" N, 71°16'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/313313/4693922 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Concord
Inventory number
BH 62063 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,741)
Boston & Maine Railroad (405)
Built 1960 (333)
Built during 1960s (2,039)
Central Massachusetts Railroad (27)
Girder (10,429)
Have street view (27,196)
Interstate 95 (26)
MA 128 (10)
Massachusetts (1,137)
 Middlesex County, Massachusetts (247)
Owned by state (16,134)
Plate girder (8,089)
Preserved (1,205)
Railroad (15,761)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,421)
Through girder (3,888)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,298)
Waltham, Massachusetts (12)

Update Log 

  • September 6, 2015: Photo imported by Dave King
  • July 29, 2014: New Street View added by Ian Martin

Sources 

  • Ian Martin
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BM - I-95/MA-128 Bridge
Posted April 5, 2018, by Anonymous

The chain link fencing on the catwalk is a more recent addition (80s). Not that any kids went over the edge in the 70s, LOL.