Crosses Connecticut River Total length 244 m Location Chicopee Designer Edward S. Shaw | Opened 1892 Body of water Connecticut River Bridge type Truss bridge | |
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Carries pedestrian and vehicular traffic
Route 116 / Route 141
plumbing Locale Chicopee, Massachusetts to Holyoke, Massachusetts Load limit 7 tons for small trucks
8 tons for medium trucks
12 tons for large trucks Similar Calvin Coolidge Bridge, Bulkeley Bridge, Canalside Rail Trail Bridge, Wells River Bridge, Suffield and Thompso | ||
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.
History
The bridge was built in 1891 by Richard F. Hawkins Ironworks(superstructure) and Wright Lyons and Company (substructure) with Edward S. Shaw as engineer at an original cost of $178,326.69.
The bridge received new weight restrictions in the summer of 2007. A refurbishment project began in August 2011. The $19 million project included bridge deck replacement, sidewalk replacement, bridge rail replacement, substructure repairs, cleaning & painting of structural steel. Girders, steel trusses and one or more of the piers will be replaced. The bridge closed to traffic during the 2.5 year planned construction but was usable by pedestrians during the project. The original contractor went bankrupt, causing a 9-month delay. Northern Construction took over the work. In 2014, an additional cost $3 million was added to the project. The bridge re-opened on June 12, 2015.