Blackstone Viaduct
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Blackstone Viaduct or "New York & New England Railroad Viaduct" is a historic viaduct
on Canal, Farnum and Mill Streets in Blackstone, Massachusetts
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The viaduct was built in 1872 by Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad and the American Bridge Company. It was added to the National Historic Register in 2002.
Viaduct
A viaduct is a bridge composed of several small spans. The term viaduct is derived from the Latin via for road and ducere to lead something. However, the Ancient Romans did not use that term per se; it is a modern derivation from an analogy with aqueduct. Like the Roman aqueducts, many early...
on Canal, Farnum and Mill Streets in Blackstone, Massachusetts
Blackstone, Massachusetts
Blackstone is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,026 at the 2010 census. It is formally a part of the Providence metropolitan area. Blackstone is the only municipality in Massachusetts to employ automatic cameras in traffic enforcement.- History :This...
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The viaduct was built in 1872 by Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad and the American Bridge Company. It was added to the National Historic Register in 2002.