Willimansett Bridge
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| Carries | pedestrian and vehicular traffic Rt 116 and Route 141 plumbing |
| Crosses | Connecticut River |
| Locale | Chicopee, Massachusetts to Holyoke, Massachusetts |
| Design | truss bridge |
| Total length | 800 feet (240 m) |
| Load limit | 7 tons for small trucks 8 tons for medium trucks 12 tons for large trucks |
| Opened | 1892[1] |
| Coordinates | 42°11′42″N 72°36′5″W / 42.195°N 72.60139°WCoordinates: 42°11′42″N 72°36′5″W / 42.195°N 72.60139°W |
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The Willimansett Bridge is a steel truss bridge over the Connecticut River located between Chicopee, Massachusetts and Holyoke, Massachusetts. It carries Massachusetts state routes 116 and 141.
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[edit] History
The bridge was built in 1891 by Richard F. Hawkins Ironworks[2](superstructure) and Wright Lyons and Company (substructure) with Edward S. Shaw as engineer[3] at an original cost of $178,326.69.[4]
The bridge received new weight restrictions in the summer of 2007. A refurbishment project began in August 2011. The $19 million project includes bridge deck replacement, sidewalk replacement, bridge rail replacement, substructure repairs, cleaning & painting of structural steel. Girders, steel trusses and one or more of the piers will be replaced. The bridge is closed to traffic during the 2.5 year planned construction but will still be usable by pedestrians.[5]
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[edit] References
- ^ History of Chicopee, MA
- ^ * Toomey, Daniel P. (1892). Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State Historical and Biographical Issued for the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago. Columbia. pp. 347.Google books
- ^ See Maker's Plaque image
- ^ * Copeland, Alfred Minott (1902). Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State Historical and Biographical Issued for the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago. Century Memorial Pub. Co. pp. 173.Google books
- ^ http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20110815chicopeeholyoke_bridge_closes_for_repair_work/ The Boston Herald/Associated Press
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