Springfield Terminal railroad bridge
Coordinates42°33′44″N 72°33′22″W / 42.56222°N 72.55611°W / 42.56222; -72.55611
CarriesSpringfield Terminal Railway
CrossesConnecticut River
LocaleDeerfield and Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts
Maintained byPan Am Railways
Characteristics
DesignDeck truss bridge
MaterialCast or Wrought Iron, on masonry piers
No. of spans3
Piers in water2
Location

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.

Pan Am Railways train MOED (Mohawk Yard To East Deerfield Yard) on the bridge 7/1/10

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". 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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