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: WM16812
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/29/2022
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Columbia Greenway - Westfield River Bridge is a double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over the Westfield River. The 300' long bridge was built in 1910 by Boston Bridge Works to serve the Westfield & Northampton Railroad and later the New York-New Haven-Hartford Canal Line. 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.
Original Use: Railroad
Date Built: 1910
Construction: Iron
Condition: Good
See this website for more information: [Web Link]
Date Abandoned: 1976
Bridge Status - Orphaned or Adopted.: Adopted
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