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MBTA - Charles River Bridge

Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Photos 

MBTA Worcester Line Charles River Bridge

Photo by Pi.1415926535

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

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BH Photo #291026

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Description 

Built 1916 replacing an earlier lattice deck truss bridge; largest arch span on the MBTA commuter rail system.

Facts 

Overview
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Charles River on MBTA Worcester Line
Location
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1916
Railroads
- Boston & Albany Railroad (BA)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Commuter Rail
- Conrail (CR)
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 76.0 ft.
Total length: 218.5 ft.
Deck width: 62.0 ft.
Also called
B&A Main Line Bridge No. 10.96
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.34075, -71.25702   (decimal degrees)
42°20'27" N, 71°15'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/314074/4690077 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Natick
Inventory number
BH 55615 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,402)
Boston & Albany Railroad (104)
Built 1916 (710)
Built during 1910s (9,811)
CSX Railroad (1,706)
Charles River (53)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,143)
Commuter Rail (439)
Conrail (1,665)
Deck arch (11,638)
Massachusetts (1,158)
 Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (128)
Middlesex County, Massachusetts (248)
New York Central Railroad (952)
Newton, Massachusetts (19)
Open (40,262)
Owned by railroad (12,977)
Penn Central Railroad (1,476)
Railroad (16,094)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,536)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,337)

Update Log 

  • September 6, 2015: Photo imported by Dave King
  • December 6, 2014: New photo from Ian Martin
  • February 22, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

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