Gill - Montague Bridge

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bridge_name=Gill-Montague Bridge

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The Gill - Montague Bridge is a steel deck truss bridge crossing the Connecticut River between towns of Turners Falls (which is a section of Montague) and Gill, Massachusetts. The bridge carries automobile and pedestrian traffic.

History

This bridge is currently scheduled for refurbishment in the 2008-2009 time frame at an estimated cost of $34.5 million. [ [http://frcog.org/pubs/transportation/2007RTP/Ch5_RoadandBridges_draftJan07.pdf Franklin Region Transportation Plan, January 2007, chapter 5] ]

According to Whittlesey, there used to be a suspension bridge here when he saw it in 1934 and 1936. [cite book
last = Whittlesey
first = Charles W.
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title = Crossing and Re-Crossing the Connecticut River
publisher = The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company
date = 1938
location = New Haven, Connecticut
pages = p.25
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Image Gallery

ee also

* List of crossings of the Connecticut River

External links / References

* [http://www.mhd.state.ma.us/ProjectInfo/Main.asp?ACTION=ViewProject&PROJECT_NO=601585 Project status page]

Crossings navbox
structure = Crossings
place = Connecticut River
bridge = Gill-Montague Bridge
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upstream = French King Bridge
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downstream = Turners Falls Road Bridge
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