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The '''Springfield Terminal railroad bridge''' in [[Deerfield, Massachusetts]] is a three-span [[truss bridge|deck-truss bridge]] which crosses the [[Connecticut River]]. |
The '''Springfield Terminal railroad bridge''' in [[Deerfield, Massachusetts]] is a three-span [[truss bridge|deck-truss bridge]] which crosses the [[Connecticut River]]. The bridge (Massachusetts numbers: D06033/M28019) is on the Massachusetts Historic Bridge Inventory as a "Historic Metal Truss Bridge",{{Cref|A}} currently the 6th. oldest metal truss bridge on the state-wide historic registry. |
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* [[List of crossings of the Connecticut River]] |
* [[List of crossings of the Connecticut River]] |
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{{Cnote|A|"[[MassHighway]] must possess evidence that the bridge has been individually listed in, or has been found eligible for individual listing in, the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Bridges that have been found to be contributing elements within National Register-listed or -eligible historic districts, but that do not appear to possess characteristics that would qualify them for individual listing in the National Register, are NOT included in the list."<ref>{{Cite web |
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{{Cnote|B|[[United States Geological Survey]] topographic map showing the bridge as the [[Fitchburg Railroad]] bridge. |
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| title=USGS 15 minute Greenfield, Massachusetts topographic map (South-East corner) |
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| date=1886-1887, reprinted 1918 |
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| publisher=[[University of New Hampshire]] |
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== References == |
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=== General references === |
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* [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] Greenfield, Massachusetts Quadrangle Map, September 1894, reprinted 1918. [http://docs.unh.edu/nhtopos/nhtopos.htm Historic USGS Maps of New England & New York], University of New Hampshire Library Digital Collections Initiative. |
* [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] Greenfield, Massachusetts Quadrangle Map, September 1894, reprinted 1918. [http://docs.unh.edu/nhtopos/nhtopos.htm Historic USGS Maps of New England & New York], University of New Hampshire Library Digital Collections Initiative. |
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* {{cite web| url = http://www.hoosactunnel.net/history.php | title = The History of the Hoosac Tunnel| accessdate = 2008-07-20| last = Howes | first = Marc | year = 2005 }} |
* {{cite web| url = http://www.hoosactunnel.net/history.php | title = The History of the Hoosac Tunnel| accessdate = 2008-07-20| last = Howes | first = Marc | year = 2005 }} |
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* {{cite book | last = Massachusetts Historical Commission, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth| authorlink = Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | year = 1982 | title = MHC Reconnaissance Survey Town Report, Montague| publisher = Commonwealth of Massachusetts | location = Boston |pages = 12-13|url=http://www.sec.state.ma.us/MHC/mhcpdf/Town%20reports/CT-Valley/mnt.pdf}} |
* {{cite book | last = Massachusetts Historical Commission, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth| authorlink = Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | year = 1982 | title = MHC Reconnaissance Survey Town Report, Montague| publisher = Commonwealth of Massachusetts | location = Boston |pages = 12-13|url=http://www.sec.state.ma.us/MHC/mhcpdf/Town%20reports/CT-Valley/mnt.pdf}} |
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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 |
| ID number | D06033/M28019 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Deck truss bridge |
| Material | Cast or Wrought Iron, on masonry piers |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| Piers in water | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1880 |
| Location | |
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The Springfield Terminal railroad bridge in Deerfield, Massachusetts is a three-span deck-truss bridge which crosses the Connecticut River. The bridge (Massachusetts numbers: D06033/M28019) is on the Massachusetts Historic Bridge Inventory as a "Historic Metal Truss Bridge",[A] currently the 6th. oldest metal truss bridge on the state-wide historic registry.
History
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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.
Alvah Crocker, a paper and railroad magnate and U.S. Representative led the construction of the Fitchburg Railroad and the Hoosac Tunnel. With the construction of this infrastructure and his purchase of large land holdings in the area, Mr. Crocker worked to establish Turners Falls as a major manufacturing center.[1]
See also
Notes
^ A: "MassHighway must possess evidence that the bridge has been individually listed in, or has been found eligible for individual listing in, the National Register of Historic Places. Bridges that have been found to be contributing elements within National Register-listed or -eligible historic districts, but that do not appear to possess characteristics that would qualify them for individual listing in the National Register, are NOT included in the list."[2]
^ B: United States Geological Survey topographic map showing the bridge as the Fitchburg Railroad bridge.
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References
- ^ Wheelwright, William Bond (1981) [1923]. "Business Interests". Life and Times of Alvah Crocker. Ayer Publishing. p. 41. ISBN 0405138229.
Incomplete as was his work there, Turners Falls owes its existence as a town to him.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ "Historic Metal Truss Bridges in Massachusetts" (HTML). MassHighway. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ^ "USGS 15 minute Greenfield, Massachusetts topographic map (South-East corner)" (JPEG). University of New Hampshire. 1886-1887, reprinted 1918. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
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General references
- USGS Greenfield, Massachusetts Quadrangle Map, September 1894, reprinted 1918. Historic USGS Maps of New England & New York, University of New Hampshire Library Digital Collections Initiative.
- Howes, Marc (2005). "The History of the Hoosac Tunnel". 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.
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