Willimansett Bridge
Willimansett Bridge | |
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Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Carries | pedestrian and vehicular traffic Route 116 / Route 141 plumbing |
Crosses | Connecticut River |
Locale | Chicopee, Massachusetts to Holyoke, Massachusetts |
Characteristics | |
Design | truss bridge |
Total length | 800 ft (240 m) |
Load limit | 7 tons for small trucks 8 tons for medium trucks 12 tons for large trucks |
History | |
Designer | Edward S. Shaw |
Opened | 1892[1] |
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.
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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. 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 is closed to traffic during the 2.5 year planned construction but was usable by pedestrians during the project.[5] The original contractor went bankrupt, causing a 9-month delay. Northern Construction took over the work.[6] In 2014, an additional cost $3 million was added to the project.[7] The bridge re-opened on June 12, 2015.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ History of Chicopee, MA
- ↑ * Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Google books
- ↑ See Maker's Plaque image
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- ↑ http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20110815chicopeeholyoke_bridge_closes_for_repair_work/ The Boston Herald/Associated Press Archived September 17, 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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External links
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- Buildings and structures in Chicopee, Massachusetts
- Buildings and structures in Holyoke, Massachusetts
- Truss bridges
- Bridges over the Connecticut River
- Bridges completed in 1892
- Bridges in Hampden County, Massachusetts
- Road bridges in Massachusetts
- Northeastern United States bridge (structure) stubs
- Massachusetts building and structure stubs
- Massachusetts transportation stubs