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Huntington Bridge

Fairfield County, Connecticut, and New Haven County, Connecticut

Photo 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #353831

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Steel arch bridge over Housatonic River on Bridge Street
Location
Shelton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, and New Haven County, Connecticut
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1891; Replaced 1918
Railroads
- Connecticut Company (ConnCo)
- Connecticut Railway & Lighting Co. (CR&L)
- Interurban
- Shelton Street Railway
- Streetcar
Design
Steel arch
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.31922, -73.09119   (decimal degrees)
41°19'09" N, 73°05'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/659760/4575951 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Ansonia
Inventory number
BH 72266 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,415)
Arch (11,312)
Built 1891 (191)
Built during 1890s (2,573)
Connecticut (672)
Connecticut Company (16)
Connecticut Railway & Lighting Co. (8)
County line crossing (419)
Deck arch (10,562)
Derby, Connecticut (4)
Fairfield County, Connecticut (160)
Housatonic River (42)
Interurban (828)
 Lost (19,748)
Lost 1918 (24)
Lost during 1910s (364)
New Haven County, Connecticut (149)
Owned by city (4,677)
Rail-and-Road (339)
Railroad (13,775)
Replaced by new bridge (13,079)
Shelton Street Railway (1)
Shelton, Connecticut (5)
Steel arch (341)
Streetcar (236)

Update Log 

  • May 21, 2016: Added by Luke

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