Blackstone Viaduct

Blackstone Viaduct
Location Blackstone, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°0′55″N 71°32′0″W / 42.01528°N 71.53333°W / 42.01528; -71.53333Coordinates: 42°0′55″N 71°32′0″W / 42.01528°N 71.53333°W / 42.01528; -71.53333
Area 2.91 acres (1.18 ha)
Built 1872
Architect Boston, Hartford &Erie RR; American Bridge Company
NRHP Reference # 01001558 [1]
Added to NRHP February 05, 2002

The Blackstone Viaduct, or the New York & New England Railroad Viaduct is a historic viaduct in Blackstone, Massachusetts. The viaduct was built in 1872 by the Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad and the American Bridge Company. The viaduct is 1,600 feet (490 m) long structure, consisting of masonry arches and earthen embankments in the Massachusetts portion of the village of Waterford. It runs from the Blackstone River in the east to a still-watered section of the defunct Blackstone Canal to the west. The most prominent portion of the structure is an 800-foot earthen embankment running west from the river that is 25 feet (7.6 m) high, and then a 375-foot (114 m) multiple-arch masonry bridge constructed out of granite which was sheathed in concrete in 1918. The structure was built as part of a project by the Boston, Hartford and Erie to build a complete run between New York City and Boston.[2]

The structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Blackstone Viaduct". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
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