Willimansett Bridge
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| Carries | pedestrian and vehicular traffic Rt 116 and Route 141 plumbing |
| Crosses | Connecticut River |
| Locale | Chicopee, Massachusetts to Holyoke, Massachusetts |
| Design | truss bridge |
| Total length | 800 feet (240 m) |
| Load limit | 7 tons for small trucks 8 tons for medium trucks 12 tons for large trucks |
| Opening date | 1892[1] |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
The Willimansett Bridge is a steel truss bridge over the Connecticut River located between Chicopee, Massachusetts and Holyoke, Massachusetts. It carries Massachusetts state routes 116 and 141.
[edit] History
The bridge was built in 1891 by Richard F. Hawkins Ironworks[2](superstructure) and Wright Lyons and Company (substructure) with Edward S. Shaw as engineer[3] at an original cost of $178,326.69[4].
The bridge received new weight restrictions in the summer of 2007, and is in the design phase for replacement.[5][6].
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ History of Chicopee, MA
- ^ * Toomey, Daniel P. (1892). Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State Historical and Biographical Issued for the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago. Columbia, p.347.Google books
- ^ See Maker's Plaque image
- ^ * Copeland, Alfred Minott (1902). Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State Historical and Biographical Issued for the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago. Century Memorial Pub. Co, p.173.Google books
- ^ Manchester Examiner article
- ^ Rehabilitation project
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