Guinea Road Bridge

Photos 

View Of Guinea Road Bridge

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #128499

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Concrete arch bridge over Merritt Parkway (CT 15) on Guinea Road in Stamford

Location

Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1937

Builders

- George L. Dunkelberger (Architect)
- Paul Bacco Construction Co. (Contractor)

Design

Closed-spandrel arch bridge with stone facade

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 80.1 ft.
Total length: 100.1 ft.
Deck width: 31.5 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.10000, -73.59167   (decimal degrees)
41°06'00" N, 73°35'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/618265/4550813 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Stamford

Average daily traffic (as of 2018)

1,393

Inventory numbers

CT 700 (Connecticut bridge number)
BH 12055 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of July 2018)

Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 88 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Update Log 

• January 6, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• July 15, 2015: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
• December 15, 2010: New Street View added by Kevin Pope
• November 23, 2008: New photo from James Baughn

Sources 

• HAER CT-73 - Merritt Parkway, Guinea Road Bridge, Spanning Merritt Parkway, Stamford, Fairfield County, CT
• Kevin Pope
• Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
• Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Geoff Hubbs

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