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5th Street Bridge

Worcester County, Massachusetts

Photos 

Historical Postcard

BH Photo #355167

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Concrete through arch bridge over B&M RR and Nashua River on Fifth Street in Fitchburg
Location
Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Status
Replaced by new bridge in 2003
History
Replaced.
Builder
- McHarg-Barton of New York City, New York
Railroad
- Boston & Maine Railroad (BM)
Design
Concrete rainbow through arch. Described as a Melan type. Open spandrel deck arch approach spans.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 193.5 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.57548, -71.78838   (decimal degrees)
42°34'32" N, 71°47'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/271157/4717443 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Fitchburg
Inventory number
BH 72511 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,862)
Boston & Maine Railroad (427)
Built 1912 (902)
Built during 1910s (10,224)
Deck arch (12,079)
Fitchburg, Massachusetts (19)
Lost (31,778)
Lost 2003 (560)
Lost during 2000s (4,474)
 Massachusetts (1,255)
McHarg-Barton (1)
Nashua River (27)
Open-spandrel arch (826)
Owned by state (16,768)
Rainbow arch (262)
Replaced by new bridge (21,671)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,121)
Worcester County, Massachusetts (174)

Update Log 

  • December 11, 2019: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
  • December 2, 2016: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • June 16, 2016: Added by Nathan Holth

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5th Street Bridge
Posted June 16, 2016, by Nathan Holth (nathan [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

Referenced in Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way March 1914 Page 120.