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Old Covered Bridge
The Old Covered Bridge, also known as the Upper Sheffield Covered Bridge, is a covered bridge on Covered Bridge Lane in Sheffield, Massachusetts. It is a replica of an 1837 lattice truss bridge that was destroyed by fire in 1994. At the time of its destruction it was the oldest covered bridge in Massachusetts. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The bridge is open to pedestrians. Description and history The Old Covered Bridge is located just east of the village of Sheffield Plain, spanning the Housatonic River at the ends of Covered Bridge Lane. The bridge is approached from the west by a causeway extending all the way to United States Route 7, and from the east by a causeway about long, both crossing the river's flood plain. The bridge is long, and rests on granite abutments, one of which is of 19th-century origin, while the other was the result of a 20th-century rehabilitation of the 1837 bridge. The bridge has two lattice trusses b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheffield, Massachusetts
Sheffield is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,327 at the 2020 census. Sheffield is home to Berkshire School, a private preparatory school. The former resort town includes the village of Ashley Falls, and is bordered by various other towns and villages, such as Egremont and Great Barrington. Its southern border is the Massachusetts-Connecticut state line, History The land was purchased on April 25, 1724, from Chief Konkapot and 20 other Stockbridge Mahican Native Americans. Its price was 460 pounds, 3 barrels of cider and 30 quarts of rum. The lower township of Housatonic (as Outhotonnook would be corrupted) was first settled by Matthew Noble of Westfield, who arrived in 1725. But New York claimed the land west of the Housatonic River under the Westenhook Patent, dated July 11, 1705, and insisted that Massachusetts cease encroachment. Indeed, one early s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Crossings Of The Housatonic River
There are numerous crossings of the Housatonic River, both by road and railroad bridge. The following is a list of crossings of the Housatonic River in order of occurrence from the river mouth at Long Island Sound to its principal source streams in the Berkshire Mountains. Connecticut Massachusetts *Rt.7: 42° 04' 29"N, 73° 20' 00"W *Maple Avenue (Ashley Falls): 42° 06' 32"N, 73° 20' 24"W *7-23 ( Great Barrington): 42° 12' 05"N, 73° 21' 28"W *Rt.183: 42° 15' 15"N, 73° 21' 55"W *Housatonic Railroad: 42° 16' 31"N, 73° 21' 35"W *Rt.7 ( Stockbridge): 42° 16' 44"N, 73° 18' 50"W *Housatonic Railroad: 42° 16' 31"N, 73° 16' 08"W *Rt.102: 42° 17' 34"N, 73° 14' 27"W *I-90: 42° 17' 52"N, 73° 14' 27"W *Housatonic Railroad: 42° 18' 20"N, 73° 15' 08"W *Rt.20: 42° 18' 37"N, 73° 15' 16"W *Mill Street ( East Lee): 42° 19' 57"N, 73° 14' 47"W *Housatonic Railroad: 42° 19' 59"N, 73° 14' 44"W *Holmes Rd (Pittsfield): 42° 25' 48"N, 73° 14' 19"W East br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wooden Bridges In Massachusetts
Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the Plant stem, stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite material, composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a :wikt:matrix, matrix of lignin that resists compression. Wood is sometimes defined as only the secondary xylem in the stems of trees, or it is defined more broadly to include the same type of tissue elsewhere such as in the roots of trees or shrubs. In a living tree it performs a support function, enabling woody plants to grow large or to stand up by themselves. It also conveys water and nutrients between the leaf, leaves, other growing tissues, and the roots. Wood may also refer to other plant materials with comparable properties, and to material engineered from wood, or woodchips or fiber. Wood has been used for thousands of years for fuel, as a construction material, for making tools and weapons, furniture and paper. More rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
