Elm Street Bridge - Westfield, MA
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N 42° 07.520 W 072° 44.866
18T E 686163 N 4666146
The Elm Street Bridge is an abandoned Pratt through truss bridge that once carried several railroad lines over Elm Street in Westfield, MA.
Waymark Code: WM17EGH
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 02/07/2023
Views: 1
The Elm Street Bridge is an abandoned Pratt through truss bridge originally constructed in 1889 by the New Jersey Steel & Iron Co. for the New Haven & Northampton/New York, New Haven, & Hartford Canal Line and later used by the Penn Central Railroad. It was abandoned in 1976 and once again was put into service in the 1990s by the by the Pioneer Valley Railroad. It was abandoned once more and now is being repurposed to be part of the Columbia Greenway Rail-Trail to serve bicyclists and pedestrians. Completion of the conversion to a rail-trail bridge is scheduled for April 6, 2023.
Bridge Type: Truss
Bridge Usage: Abandoned/Not Active
Moving Bridge: Not listed
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