Historic Bridges
of the United States
Main Street Bridge
Fairfield County
,
Connecticut
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Overview
Lenticular pony truss bridge over Rippowam River on Main Street in Stamford
Location
Fairfield County
,
Connecticut
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1888 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1922
Builder
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Berlin Iron Bridge Co.
of East Berlin, Connecticut
Design
Lenticular pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 61.0 ft.
Total length: 123.0 ft.
Deck width: 33.8 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 21, 1987
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.78186, -73.55150
(decimal degrees)
40°46'55" N, 73°33'05" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
CT 2212
(Connecticut bridge number)
NRHP 87000801
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 12082
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 01/2007)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 28.8
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 1998)
6,800
Categories
19th Century
(1,762)
Berlin Iron Bridge Co.
(15)
Built 1888
(47)
Built during 1880s
(492)
Closed
(1,309)
Connecticut
(215)
Fairfield County, Connecticut
(62)
Lenticular truss
(22)
NR-listed
(1,486)
Owned by city
(1,910)
Pony truss
(9,399)
Span length 50-75 feet
(4,671)
Structurally deficient
(10,810)
Total length 100-125 feet
(2,425)
Truss
(15,835)
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