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Beachside Avenue Bridge

Fairfield County, Connecticut
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Approach To Bridge Looking N.

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Sasco Brook on Beachside Avenue
Location
Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Replaced 1989
Design
Warren pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.12089, -73.31938   (decimal degrees)
41°07'15" N, 73°19'10" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/641086/4553538 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Sherwood Point
Inventory number
BH 49930 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,999)
Amtrak (226)
Built 1891 (127)
Built during 1890s (1,609)
Connecticut (274)
Fairfield County, Connecticut (87)
Lost (11,126)
Lost 1989 (76)
 Lost during 1980s (469)
Owned by township (1,846)
Pony truss (13,353)
Replaced by new bridge (7,617)
Truss (24,155)
Warren pony truss (2,092)
Warren truss (4,171)
Westport, Connecticut (8)

Update Log 

  • October 26, 2011: Added by Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
  • HAER CT-5 - Beachside Avenue Bridge, Westport, Fairfield, CT

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