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BM - Wachusett Spillway Bridge

Worcester County, Massachusetts

Photos 

Wachusett Dam, railroad bridge over waste channel, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 5, 1905

Photo from Digital Commonwealth

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BH Photo #315003

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Description 

Built 1903 when the Central Mass. was relocated to avoid the Wachusett Reservoir. Abandoned 1958. May eventually become part of the Mass. Central Rail-trail.

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over Wachusett Reservoir Spillway on B&M Central Massachusetts Branch (abandoned)
Location
Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Status
Open to pedestrians only when dam area is open to the public
History
Built 1903
Railroads
- Boston & Maine Railroad (B&M; BM)
- Central Massachusetts Railroad
Design
Stone arch
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.40536, -71.68908   (decimal degrees)
42°24'19" N, 71°41'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/278708/4698287 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Clinton
Inventory number
BH 65126 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (11,511)
Boston & Maine Railroad (363)
Built 1903 (521)
Built during 1900s (6,752)
Central Massachusetts Railroad (23)
Clinton, Massachusetts (11)
Deck arch (10,762)
 Have street view (25,341)
Massachusetts (986)
Open to pedestrians (3,807)
Railroad (14,303)
Stone arch (2,784)
Worcester County, Massachusetts (135)

Update Log 

  • March 21, 2015: New photo from Marc N Belanger
  • February 3, 2015: Photo imported by Ian Martin
  • December 29, 2014: New Street View added by Ian Martin

Sources 

  • Ian Martin
  • Marc N Belanger - marcnbelanger [at] gmail [dot] com

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