Crosses Connecticut River Total length 359 m Body of water Connecticut River | Design deck truss Bridge type Truss bridge | |
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Locale South Deerfield, Massachusetts to Sunderland, Massachusetts Location Deerfield, South Deerfield Similar Calvin Coolidge Bridge, Sugarloaf Mountain, Canalside Rail Trail Bridge, Springfield Terminal railroad b, Mount Toby | ||
The Sunderland Bridge is a crossing over the Connecticut River in western Massachusetts, connecting the towns of South Deerfield and Sunderland, carrying Massachusetts Route 116.
History and construction of the bridge
There was at least one preceding bridge at this location, a metal through-truss bridge destroyed by the floating Montague City Covered Bridge during the Flood of 1936.
The current Sunderland Bridge is a deck truss bridge completed in 1937. Reconstruction of the bridge was completed in 1994. Replacement of the original art deco railings by modern ones was controversial.
References
Sunderland Bridge (Massachusetts) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA