Columbia Greenway/Westfield River Bridge - Westfield, MA
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N 42° 07.768 W 072° 44.835
18T E 686193 N 4666607
Columbia Greenway - Westfield River Bridge crosses the Westfield River west of Elm Street in Westfild, MA.
Waymark Code: WM1680W
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/29/2022
Views: 1
Columbia Greenway - Westfield River Bridge is a double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over the Westfield River. It was originally built to carry the Westfield & Northampton Railroad and later served the New York-New Haven-Hartford Canal Line. It was built by the Boston Bridge Works in 1910. When the rail-line was discontinued the bridge was abandoned, in 1976, and the tracks were removed.
In 2017, as part of the Great River Project, a new bridge was built along Union Avenue and the nearby Elm Street Bridge and the Westfield & Northampton Railroad Bridge were restored. Today this is a pedestrian and bicycle bridge which is part of the rail-trail known as the Columbia Greenway.
Parking Coordinates:: N 42° 07.660 W 072° 44.739
Date Built: 01/01/1910
Length of Span:
300 ft.
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