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MBTA - Route 30 Overpass

Worcester County, Massachusetts

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Photo taken by Marc N Belanger in April 2010

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BH Photo #320621

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Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over East Main Street/Route 30 on MBTA Worcester Line
Location
Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1920
Builder
- Bethlehem Steel Co. of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Railroads
- Boston & Albany Railroad (BA)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Commuter Rail
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 32.0 ft.
Total length: 54.8 ft.
Deck width: 32.0 ft.
Also called
B&A - Bridge No. 31.99
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.27258, -71.61122   (decimal degrees)
42°16'21" N, 71°36'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/284663/4683342 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Marlborough
Inventory number
BH 61841 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

"Truck Eating" (51)
Bethlehem Steel Co. (135)
Boston & Albany Railroad (103)
Built 1920 (1,022)
Built during 1920s (10,034)
CSX Railroad (1,686)
Commuter Rail (439)
Curb Columns (167)
Girder (10,491)
Have street view (27,279)
Massachusetts (1,140)
 Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (128)
Open (40,080)
Owned by railroad (12,725)
Plate girder (8,141)
Railroad (15,852)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,803)
Through girder (3,918)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,356)
Westborough, Massachusetts (2)
Worcester County, Massachusetts (163)

Update Log 

  • April 4, 2015: New photos from Marc N Belanger
  • July 23, 2014: New Street View added by Ian Martin

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