Sunderland Bridge | |
Crosses: | Connecticut River |
Locale: | South Deerfield, Massachusetts to Sunderland, Massachusetts |
Design: | deck truss |
Length: | 11771NaN1 |
Coordinates: | 42.4675°N -72.585°W |
The Sunderland Bridge is a crossing over the Connecticut River in western Massachusetts, connecting the towns of South Deerfield and Sunderland, carrying Massachusetts Route 116.
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.[1]
The current Sunderland Bridge is a deck truss bridge completed in 1937. Reconstruction of the bridge was completed in 1994. Replacement of the original art deco railings by modern ones was controversial.[2]