Crosses Connecticut River No. of spans 4 Location Northfield Body of water Connecticut River | Design Deck truss bridge Opened 1903 Bridge type Truss bridge Construction end 1903 | |
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Carries New England Central Railroad and Amtrak Vermonter Locale Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Material Metal truss, on masonry piers Carry New England Central Railroad Similar Schell Bridge, Bennett's Meadow Bridge, Calvin Coolidge Bridge, Bulkeley Bridge, Canalside Rail Trail Bridge | ||
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. 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.
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