General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Deck arch bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Support conditions: |
for registered users |
Awards and Distinctions
| 1932 |
First Place
for registered users |
|---|
Location
| Location: |
Erving, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA |
|---|---|
| Address: | State Highway 2 |
| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 42° 35' 51.44" N 72° 29' 47.64" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 14.57 m | |
| total length | 238.4 m | |
| span lengths | 49.1 m - 140.2 m - 49.1 m | |
| number of spans | 3 | |
| arch | arch span | 140.2 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 385 000 |
Materials
| deck |
steel
|
|---|---|
| arch |
steel
|
| abutments |
reinforced concrete
|
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The French King Bridge is the three-span "cantilever arch" bridge that crosses the Connecticut River on the border between the towns of Erving and Gill, Massachusetts, United States. The bridge, part of Massachusetts Route 2, carries automobile, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic and is owned and managed by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT).
History
The French King Bridge (FKB) was opened to traffic on September 10, 1932. It was named the "Most Beautiful Steel Bridge" of 1932 by the American Institute of Steel Construction. The bridge was rebuilt in 1992, and refurbished in 2008–2010.
Name
The name comes from a nearby geographic feature named French King Rock, visible in the middle of the river.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "French King Bridge" and modified on April 6, 2021 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
- George E. Harkness (bridge engineer)
- Albert E. Kleinert (assistant engineer)
- McClintic-Marshall Company (superstructure)
- Simpson Bros. Corp. (substructure)
Relevant Web Sites
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20008089 - Published on:
10/02/2003 - Last updated on:
06/04/2021
