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ST - Nashua River Bridge 49.28

Worcester County, Massachusetts

Photos 

East face from under Sawyer Passway RR bridge

Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2020

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BH Photo #471057

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over North Nashua River on Pan Am Freight Main Line in Fitchburg
Location
Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- Boston & Maine Railroad (BM)
- Commuter Rail
- Fitchburg Railroad
- Guilford Rail System (GRS)
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
- Pan Am Railways (PAR)
- Springfield Terminal Railway (ST)
Design
Stone arch
Also called
B&M Fitchburg Division Main Line Bridge 49.28
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.57933, -71.79100   (decimal degrees)
42°34'46" N, 71°47'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/270956/4717877 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Fitchburg
Inventory number
BH 68523 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,940)
Boston & Maine Railroad (428)
Commuter Rail (439)
Deck arch (12,151)
Fitchburg Railroad (27)
Fitchburg, Massachusetts (19)
Guilford Rail System (101)
Massachusetts (1,263)
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (129)
 Nashua River (27)
Open (41,560)
Owned by railroad (14,330)
Pan Am Railways (137)
Railroad (17,179)
Springfield Terminal Railway (164)
Stone arch (3,406)
Worcester County, Massachusetts (175)

Update Log 

  • September 26, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • September 20, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • April 26, 2020: New photo from Chester Gehman
  • July 15, 2015: Added by Ian Martin

Sources 

  • Ian Martin
  • Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs

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