The Sunderland Bridge is a crossing over the
Connecticut River
The Connecticut River is the longest river in the New England region of the United States, flowing roughly southward for through four states. It rises 300 yards (270 m) south of the U.S. border with Quebec, Canada, and discharges at Long Island ...
in western
, connecting the towns of
South Deerfield
South Deerfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in Deerfield, Massachusetts, Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. It is home to the Yankee Candle Company. At the 2010 census, the population of South Deerfield was 1,880.
S ...
and
Sunderland
Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...
, carrying
Massachusetts Route 116
Route 116 is a north–south (though in its northern part it is more east-west) state highway in Massachusetts. The route runs from Route 20A in Springfield through mill towns, college towns and rural towns, crossing the Connecticut River th ...
.
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
A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements (typically straight) may be stressed from tension, compression, or ...
completed in 1937. Reconstruction of the bridge was completed in 1994. Replacement of the original art deco railings by modern ones was controversial.
References
See also
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List of crossings of the Connecticut River
This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Connecticut River from its mouth at Long Island Sound upstream to its source at the Connecticut Lakes. The list includes current road and rail crossings, as well as ferries carrying a state high ...
Truss bridges in the United States
Bridges over the Connecticut River
Sunderland, Massachusetts
Deerfield, Massachusetts
Bridges completed in 1937
Bridges in Franklin County, Massachusetts
Bridges completed in 1994
Road bridges in Massachusetts
Metal bridges in the United States
1937 establishments in Massachusetts
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