Rail bridge at Northfield, Massachusetts | |
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| Coordinates | 42°42′22.40″N 72°27′33″W / 42.7062222°N 72.45917°W |
| Carries | New England Central Railroad and Amtrak Vermonter |
| Crosses | Connecticut River |
| Locale | Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Deck truss bridge |
| Material | Metal truss, on masonry piers |
| No. of spans | 4 |
| Piers in water | 3 |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1903 |
| Location | |
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The rail crossing of the Connecticut River (United States) at this location originates from the Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad. The V&MRR was chartered in 1844 and completed an extension between Millers Falls, Massachusetts and Brattleboro, Vermont by 1850. Alvah Crocker, a paper and railroad magnate and U.S. Representative, was the first president of the V&MRR.[1] Initially, the V&MRR was operated by Crocker's Fitchburg Railroad.
This rail bridge was used by Amtrak's Vermonter passenger service until December 2014.
Notes
^ A: Please place direct quotations from cited book here - then reference them in text above with Cref.
^ B: United States Geological Survey topographic map showing the bridge as the New London Northern Railroad bridge.[2]
^ C: United States Geological Survey topographic map showing the bridge as the Central Vermont Railway bridge.[3]
References
- ^ Wheelwright, William Bond (1981) [1923]. Life and Times of Alvah Crocker. Ayer Publishing. ISBN 0-405-13822-9.
- ^ "USGS 15 minute Warwick, Massachusetts topographic map (North-West corner)" (JPEG). University of New Hampshire Library. 1887-1894, reprinted 1915. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ^ "USGS 7.5 minute Northfield, Massachusetts topographic map (South-West corner)" (JPEG). University of New Hampshire Library. 1936, printed 1941. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
General references
- USGS Warwick, Massachusetts-New Hampshire-Vermont Quadrangle Map, March 1894, reprinted October 1915. Historic USGS Maps of New England & New York, University of New Hampshire Library Digital Collections Initiative.