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MCRT - Lower Hardwick Bridge

Worcester County, Massachusetts

Map 

Description 

Former Central Massachusetts Railroad. This section (Gilbertville-New Braintree) was retained as the Wheelwright Branch until around 1980. It is now owned by the East Quabbin Land Trust and is open for use as part of the future cross-state Mass Central Rail Trail.

Facts 

Overview
Lattice through truss bridge over Ware River on Mass Central Rail Trail in New Braintree
Location
Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Status
Open to pedestrians only
Railroads
- Boston & Maine Railroad (BM)
- Central Massachusetts Railroad
Design
Lattice through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.33464, -72.16357   (decimal degrees)
42°20'05" N, 72°09'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/733680/4690829 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Ware
Inventory number
BH 61938 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (16,946)
Boston & Maine Railroad (415)
Central Massachusetts Railroad (27)
Hardwick, Massachusetts (5)
Lattice through truss (658)
Lattice truss (691)
Massachusetts (1,205)
Open to pedestrians (4,597)
 Owned privately (1,945)
Rail-to-trail (1,660)
Railroad (16,518)
Through truss (17,185)
Timber stringer (4,339)
Truss (35,934)
Worcester County, Massachusetts (169)

Update Log 

  • July 25, 2014: Added by Ian Martin

Sources 

  • Ian Martin
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MCRT - Lower Hardwick Bridge
Posted November 27, 2019, by Mark Mattson (mark [dot] d [dot] mattson [at] gmail [dot] com)

The bridge is open to pedestrians, wheelchairs, bikes, and in winter to snowmobiles via the Ware River Snowmobile Club.