Deerfield–Montague railroad bridge

A three-span deck-truss railroad bridge crosses the Connecticut River between Deerfield and Montague in Franklin County, Massachusetts.

Deerfield–Montague railroad bridge
Pan Am Railways freight train on the bridge in 2010
Coordinates	42°33′44″N 72°33′22″W
Carries	Fitchburg Route
Crosses	Connecticut River
Locale	Deerfield and Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts
Maintained by	Berkshire and Eastern Railroad
Characteristics
Design	Deck truss bridge
Material	Iron on masonry piers
No. of spans	3
Piers in water	2
Location

The railroad crossing at this location dates to 1850 when a branch of the Fitchburg Railroad opened from Grout's Corner west to Greenfield. This line would later connect to the Hoosac Tunnel, which opened to rail traffic in 1875. The bridge carries rail traffic in and out of the former Boston & Maine Railroad yard at East Deerfield. The bridge, owned by Pan Am Southern, is at the east end of the yard.