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Central Massachusetts Railroad - Nashua River Bridges
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Mass Central Twin Bridges
view c1900
Photo from Beaman Memorial Public Library Historical Collection
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)
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BH Photo #472954
Description
Twin lattice truss crossings of the Nashua River on the original Central Massachusetts Railroad alignment via Boylston and West Boylston. As part of the Wachusett Reservoir project, the Central Mass was relocated to the north via the Clinton Viaduct and tunnel and the original right of way was submerged beneath the reservoir. Based on construction photos, the location of easterly of the two bridges bisects the present-day Route 140 embankment crossing the reservoir.Facts
- Overview
- Lost Through truss bridges over Nashua River on Central Massachusetts Railroad
- Location
- West Boylston, Worcester County, Massachusetts
- Status
- Removed and abutments submerged in the Wachusett Reservoir
- History
- Replaced by Clinton Viaduct
- Railroads
- - Boston & Maine Railroad (BM)
- Central Massachusetts Railroad
- Design
- Triple-intersection lattice through truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.37348, -71.77941 (decimal degrees)
42°22'25" N, 71°46'46" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 19/271158/4694987 (zone/easting/northing)
- Inventory number
- BH 89469 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- May 29, 2020: Updated by Ian Martin: Fixed location and added description
- May 29, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
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