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Bridge Street Bridge (MP 63.72)

Worcester County, Massachusetts

Photo 

Bridge Street Bridge over Conrail

Photo from MACRIS Database

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BH Photo #330263

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over Boston & Albany Railroad on Bridge Street in East Brookfield
Location
East Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1892; replaced 1995
Builders
- R.F. Hawkins Iron Works of Springfield, Massachusetts
- W.G.S. Chamberlain (Engineer)
Railroads
- Boston & Albany Railroad (BA)
- Conrail (CR)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
Design
Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 58.1 ft.
Total length: 62.0 ft.
Deck width: 23.0 ft.
Also called
B&A Main Line Bridge #63.72
B&A Main Line Bridge #75A
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.22505, -72.04551   (decimal degrees)
42°13'30" N, 72°02'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/743830/4678990 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
East Brookfield
Inventory number
BH 68155 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,350)
Boston & Albany Railroad (107)
Built 1892 (238)
Built during 1890s (3,191)
Conrail (1,710)
East Brookfield, Massachusetts (2)
Lost (28,435)
Lost 1995 (432)
Lost during 1990s (4,142)
Massachusetts (1,204)
New York Central Railroad (996)
Outrigger sway braces (31)
Owned by state (16,554)
 Penn Central Railroad (1,537)
Pony truss (17,008)
R.F. Hawkins Iron Works (22)
Replaced by new bridge (19,339)
Riveted (2,508)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,420)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,568)
Truss (35,423)
W.G.S. Chamberlain (4)
Warren pony truss (3,556)
Warren pony truss with alternating verticals (784)
Warren truss (7,000)
Worcester County, Massachusetts (169)

Update Log 

  • June 23, 2015: Added by Ian Martin

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