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Overview: Whipple through truss bridge over Northeast Corridor (Metro North Railroad) on Riverside Avenue
Location: Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1871 as part of a six-span bridge over the Housatonic River; relocated here 1895; reconstructed 1989
Builders: - Francis C. Lowthrop (Design)
- Keystone Bridge Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Design: Cast- and wrought-iron Whipple through truss, retrofitted with load-bearing steel stringers
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 69.9 ft.
Total length: 170.9 ft.
Deck width: 20.7 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 29, 1977
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.03146, -73.58808 (decimal degrees)
41°01'53" N, 73°35'17" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/618690/4543209 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Stamford
Inventory numbers: NRHP 77001391 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
CT 5808 (Connecticut bridge number)
BH 43968 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2011): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 73.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011): 8,694

Wikipedia
HAER CT-13 - Riverside Avenue Bridge, Riverside Avenue over Northeast Corridor Railroad , Greenwich, Fairfield County, CT
HAER CT-11 - Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between New York/Connecticut & Connec, New Haven, New Haven County, CT
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