| Engineer / Architect: |
Built by: R.F. Hawkins Ironworks Company
Redesigned by:
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. |
| Location: |
Over the Connecticut River, parallel to the Calvin Coolidge Bridge
between Northampton and Hadley, MA
Western Massachusetts
|
| Year Built: |
Built: 1887
Rebuilt: 1992 |
| Structural Form: |
Lattice Truss Bridge |
| Historical Details: |
This is a former crossing of the Boston and Maine railroad, but
is now used for bicycle and foot traffic. To survive the 1936 flood, railroad cars
loaded with scrap metal were placed on the bridge to weigh it down. |
| Technical Details: |
The last two images represent a symmetrical distribution of
forces between the tension and compression diagonals. The top chords are in
compression while the deck is in tension. |
| Image Source(s): |
Allen Sit |
| References: |
WikiPedia -
Norwottuck Rail Trail Bridge |
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