WRRR - Three Crossings Bridge

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Overview

Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over West River on West River Railroad

Location

Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont

Status

Removed but not replaced

History

Built 1886 by Vermont Construction Co.; Line abandoned 1936; Scrapped 1938

Builder

- Vermont Construction Co. of St. Albans, Vermont

Railroads

- Brattleboro & Whitehall Railroad
- White River Railroad (WRRR)

Design

Wrought iron Quadrangular lattice through truss with Double Intersection Warren pony truss approach span

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 240.0 ft.
Total length: 315.0 ft.

Also called

Brattleboro & Whitehall - Three Crossing Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.86664, -72.55614   (decimal degrees)
42°51'60" N, 72°33'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/699629/4748903 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Brattleboro

Inventory number

BH 75697 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• February 13, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• February 17, 2017: Added by Michael Quiet

Sources 

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

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