Glen Road Bridge

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Photo taken by Doug Kerr in May 2008

BH Photo #195575

Overview: Through truss bridge over Housatonic River on CT 816 (Glen Road) in Newtown
Location: Fairfield County, Connecticut, and New Haven County, Connecticut
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1936; rehabilitated 1986
Design: Riveted, 12-panel Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 299.9 ft.
Total length: 308.1 ft.
Deck width: 28.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.43704, -73.26586 (decimal degrees)
41°26'13" N, 73°15'57" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/644878/4588725 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Newtown
Inventory numbers: CT 507 (Connecticut bridge number)
BH 12061 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2014): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 48.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2013): 3,400

Glen Road Bridge

Posted April 18, 2014, by ArtS (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Getting restored/repainted silver for $5M: