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Bridge Street Bridge (MP 28.02)

Worcester County, Massachusetts

Photo 

Bridge Street Bridge over Conrail

Photo from MACRIS Database

View this photo at mhc-macris.net

BH Photo #323261

Map 

Street View 

Description 

"Riveted single-intersection Warren pony truss; outrigger sway braces in 1 (eastern) truss, X vertical sway braces in western truss (projected sidewalk on western truss). Diagonals in E truss have stay plates, bored for orig. 3-pipe guardrail (guardrail now removed), W truss diagonals are alternately latticed. Large block coursed granite ashlar abutments." - S.J. Roper, 10/1987

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over CSX Railroad on Bridge Street in Southborough
Location
Worcester County, Massachusetts
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1900; replaced 1994
Builders
- Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts (Builder)
- W.G.S. Chamberlain (Engineer, B&A Road Dept.)
Railroads
- Boston & Albany Railroad (BA)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
Design
Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 58.0 ft.
Total length: 66.0 ft.
Deck width: 31.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
B&A Main Line Bridge No. 42B
B&A Main Line Bridge No. 28.02
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.26613, -71.53655   (decimal degrees)
42°15'58" N, 71°32'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/290812/4682407 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Marlborough
Average daily traffic (as of 2014)
700
Inventory numbers
MA S20014 (Massachusetts bridge number)
BH 19478 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 2018)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 69.9 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Boston & Albany Railroad (108)
Boston Bridge Works (105)
Built 1901 (599)
Built during 1900s (7,951)
CSX Railroad (1,862)
Corrugated deck (488)
Have street view (30,445)
Lost (31,836)
Lost 1994 (454)
Lost during 1990s (4,214)
Massachusetts (1,255)
NR-eligible (4,127)
 Outrigger sway braces (31)
Owned by state (16,771)
Pony truss (17,560)
Replaced by new bridge (21,712)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,680)
Structurally deficient (12,503)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,888)
Truss (38,339)
W.G.S. Chamberlain (4)
Warren pony truss (3,631)
Warren truss (7,185)
Worcester County, Massachusetts (174)

Update Log 

  • April 22, 2015: Updated by Ian Martin: Merged MACRIS Info; bridge was replaced by a modern welded pony truss in 1994
  • November 12, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.

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