Rail bridge at Northfield, Massachusetts

Rail bridge at Northfield, Massachusetts - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The rail crossing of the Connecticut River (United States) at this location originates from the Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad. The V&MRR was chartered in 1844 and completed an extension between Millers Falls, Massachusetts and Brattleboro, Vermont by 1850. Alvah Crocker, a paper and railroad magnate and U.S. Representative, was the first president of the V&MRR. Initially, the V&MRR was operated by Crocker's Fitchburg Railroad. Read more on Wikipedia

type: bridge
date from: 1903

Source: en.wikipedia.org