MNCW - Rippowam River Bridge

Photos 

MNCW-Rippowam River Bridge

1908 post card

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley

BH Photo #296406

Map 

Street Views 

• View #1
• Post card scene

Facts 

Overview

Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Rippowam River on Metro-North New Haven Line

Location

Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1896, rehabilitated 1988

Railroads

- Amtrak (AMTK)
- Commuter Rail
- Metro-North Commuter Railroad (MNCW)
- New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
- Northeast Corridor (NEC)

Design

Double-intersection Warren deck truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 120.0 ft.
Total length: 130.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.04561, -73.54516   (decimal degrees)
41°02'44" N, 73°32'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/622271/4544839 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Stamford

Inventory number

BH 62548 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• October 10, 2014: HAER photo posted by Dave King
• September 30, 2014: New Street View added by Royce and Bobette Haley
• August 17, 2014: New Street View added by Ian Martin

Related Bridges 

• Rippowam River Bridge (Upstream)

Sources 

• Ian Martin
• ConnDOT
• Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• HAER CT-11 - Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between New York/Connecticut & Connecticut/Rhode Island State Lines, New Haven, New Haven County, CT

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