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BMS - Pulp Mill Bridge

Coos County, New Hampshire

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Abandoned BMS - Pulp Mill Bridge

Distant shot

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in August 2017

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BH Photo #400620

Map 

Description 

Former industrial spur off the mainline to service the Pulp Mill. Entire spur abandoned when the Pulp Mill closed in 2006

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned bridge over Androscoggin River on Berlin Mills Railway
Location
Berlin, Coos County, New Hampshire
Status
Derelict/abandoned
History
Built 1921 by Berlin Construction Co.;Abandoned 2006
Builder
- Berlin Construction Co. of Berlin, Connecticut
Railroad
- Berlin Mills Railway (BMS)
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 135.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.47592, -71.16932   (decimal degrees)
44°28'33" N, 71°10'10" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/327472/4927023 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Berlin
Inventory number
BH 78158 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,927)
Androscoggin River (47)
Berlin Construction Co. (44)
Berlin Mills Railway (3)
Berlin, New Hampshire (7)
Built 1921 (600)
Built during 1920s (10,256)
Coos County, New Hampshire (65)
 New Hampshire (712)
Owned by railroad (13,502)
Pratt through truss (6,059)
Pratt truss (10,301)
Riveted (2,510)
Through truss (16,801)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,188)
Truss (35,483)

Update Log 

  • August 23, 2017: New photos from Michael Quiet
  • August 22, 2017: Added by Michael Quiet

Sources 

  • Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com

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