GMRC - Bellows Falls Stone Arch Bridge

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GMRC - Connecticut River Stone Arch Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Quiet

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BH Photo #307296

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Facts 

Overview

Stone arch bridge over Connecticut River on Green Mountain Railroad in Bellows Falls.

Location

Bellows Falls, Windham County, Vermont, and Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1899

Builders

- A.S. Cheever (Chief Engineer)
- Holbrook, Cabot & Daly Corp. of Boston, Massachusetts (Contractors)

Railroads

- Boston & Maine Railroad (BM)
- Fitchburg Railroad
- Green Mountain Railroad (GMRC)

Design

Stone arch

Also called

Fitchburg - Connecticut River Stone Arch Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.13557, -72.43997   (decimal degrees)
43°08'08" N, 72°26'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/708209/4779050 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Bellows Falls

Inventory number

BH 58735 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• October 31, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• April 6, 2018: New photo from Richard Doody
• March 29, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
• November 3, 2014: Updated by Michael Quiet: Added pictures and noted that the bridge is still in use
• November 8, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added more info & builders + build date

Related Bridges 

• Vilas Bridge (Downstream)
• NECR - Connecticut River Bridge #2 (Upstream)
• Cheshire - Connecticut River Covered Bridge 45-13-55x / 29-03-23x (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Luke
• Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com
• Richard Doody
• Geoff Hubbs

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