BM - Merrimack River Bridge

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Warren through truss with sub-panels bridge over Merrimack River on B&M WN&P Division

Location

Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Status

Removed but not replaced

History

Built 1910; Partially blown up for War Effort December 26th, 1942; Remaining spans scrapped October 1943-1944

Railroads

- Boston & Maine Railroad (BM)
- Worcester, Nashua, & Rochester Railroad (WN&P)

Design

Baltimore through truss

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.75971, -71.44196   (decimal degrees)
42°45'35" N, 71°26'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

19/300181/4737023 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Nashua North

Inventory number

BH 63777 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• March 15, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added dates & cause of loss
• October 22, 2014: Added by Ian Martin

Sources 

• Ian Martin
• Wordpress - Remember Hudson When - Steam Railroad Bridge Across Merrimack River - Image
• Luke
• Wordpress - Remember Hudson When - B&M Railroad Bridge blasted by Army manuevers - Dec 1942 - Image + Info

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