Rating:
No votes cast

Sacramento Street Underpass

Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Photos 

North entrance

Photo taken by Ian Martin in April 2016

Enlarge

BH Photo #357543

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Steel stringer bridge over pedestrian tunnel on MBTA Fitchburg Line
Location
Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1897
Builders
- Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts
- E.W. Bailey (Somerville City Engineer)
Railroads
- Boston & Maine Railroad (BM)
- Commuter Rail
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Span length: 8.0 ft.
Total length: 8.0 ft.
Deck width: 51.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.38420, -71.11202   (decimal degrees)
42°23'03" N, 71°06'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/326140/4694595 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Boston North
Inventory number
BH 72690 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,634)
Beam (17,373)
Boston & Maine Railroad (427)
Boston Bridge Works (105)
Built 1897 (310)
Built during 1890s (3,389)
Commuter Rail (439)
E.W. Bailey (1)
Have street view (30,429)
Massachusetts (1,255)
 Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (129)
Middlesex County, Massachusetts (259)
Open (41,449)
Owned by state (16,770)
Railroad (16,997)
Somerville, Massachusetts (16)
Span length under 25 feet (7,167)
Steel stringer (6,921)
Total length under 25 feet (2,636)

Update Log 

  • June 30, 2016: New Street View added by Ian Martin

Sources 

  • Ian Martin

Comments 

Post a comment here