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: WM17EGM
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 by the Pioneer Valley Railroad. It was abandoned once more in 1992. It is being restored 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.
Original Use: Railroad
Date Built: 1889
Construction: Iron
Condition: Good
See this website for more information: [Web Link]
Date Abandoned: 1992
Bridge Status - Orphaned or Adopted.: Orphaned
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