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CSX - Neponset River Arch

Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Map 

Description 

Stone arch bridge over the Neponset River on a stub of the former Wrentham Branch that ran from Norwood to Valley Falls, RI. Visible from Pleasant Street when the trees are bare, but overall difficult to see/photograph.

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over Neponset River on CSX East Walpole Secondary
Location
Norwood, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Conrail (CR)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
Design
Stone arch
Also called
CSX East Walpole Secondary Bridge No. 0.73
NYNH&H Wrentham Branch Bridge No. 0.73
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.17757, -71.20133   (decimal degrees)
42°10'39" N, 71°12'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/318194/4671836 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Norwood
Inventory number
BH 67235 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,164)
CSX Railroad (1,668)
Conrail (1,580)
Deck arch (11,401)
Massachusetts (1,113)
Neponset River (12)
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (511)
 Norfolk County, Massachusetts (62)
Norwood, Massachusetts (4)
Open (39,980)
Owned by federal government (1,228)
Penn Central Railroad (1,376)
Railroad (15,601)
Stone arch (3,074)

Update Log 

  • April 25, 2015: Added by Ian Martin

Sources 

  • Ian Martin

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