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Springfield Terminal railroad bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 42°33′44″N 72°33′22″W / 42.56222°N 72.55611°W |
| Carries | Springfield Terminal Railway |
| Crosses | Connecticut River |
| Locale | Deerfield and Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
| Maintained by | Pan Am Railways |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Deck truss bridge |
| Material | Cast or Wrought Iron, on masonry piers |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| Piers in water | 2 |
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The Springfield Terminal railroad bridge in Deerfield, Massachusetts, is a three-span deck-truss bridge which crosses the Connecticut River.
History
The railroad crossing at this location dates to 1850 when a branch of the Fitchburg Railroad opened from Grout's Corner west to Greenfield. This line would later connect to the Hoosac Tunnel, which opened to rail traffic in 1875.
The bridge carries rail traffic in and out of the former Boston & Maine Railroad yard at East Deerfield. The bridge, owned by Pan Am Railways, is at the east end of the yard.
See also
References
- USGS Greenfield, Massachusetts Quadrangle Map, September 1894, reprinted 1918. Historic USGS Maps of New England & New York Archived 2013-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, University of New Hampshire Library Digital Collections Initiative.
- Howes, Marc (2005). "The History of the Hoosac Tunnel". Archived from the original on 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- Massachusetts Historical Commission, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth (1982). MHC Reconnaissance Survey Town Report, Montague (PDF). Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. pp. 12–13.
External links
- "USGS 15 minute Greenfield, Massachusetts topographic map (South-East corner)". Reprinted. University of New Hampshire. 1918 [1886-1887]. Archived from the original ( JPEG) on 2001-12-24. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
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