![]() ![]() It supports a train deck about 60 feet (18 m) above the Canton River, the east branch ( tributary) of the Neponset River. It has been in continuous service for 187 years it now carries high-speed passenger and freight rail service. Īt its completion, it was the longest (615 ft ) and tallest (70 ft ) railroad viaduct in the world today, it is the last surviving viaduct of its kind. Neponset and Walpole Sts., Canton, MassachusettsĬanton Viaduct is a blind arcade cavity wall railroad viaduct in Canton, Massachusetts, built in 1834–35 for the Boston and Providence Railroad (B&P). William Gibbs McNeill, Chief Engineer for the Boston & Providence Railroad (B&P) National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark (1998)Ħ0' above river level, 70' maximum heightĢ at 28' (granite/concrete deck arches over the granite roadway portal).National Register of Historic Places (1984).MBTA's Providence/Stoughton Line (commuter)Īmtrak owned by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).Amtrak's Northeast Corridor (intercity passenger).A west side view of the Canton Viaduct looking south with the former Paul Revere Copper Rolling Mill in the background, April 1977Ĥ2☀9′32″N 71☀9′14″W / 42.15889°N 71.15389°W / 42.15889 -71.15389Ģ tracks ( standard gauge) presently serving: ![]()
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