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Farmington Canal Heritage Trail - Farmington River Bridge

Hartford County, Connecticut

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Farmington Valley Greenway Bridge

View from the west

Photo by Ian Martin

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BH Photo #288972

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Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Farmington River on Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
Location
Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Rebuilt after damage in 1955 floods, abandoned 1991, converted to trail use 2002
Railroads
- New Haven & Northampton Railroad (NH&N)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 112.0 ft.
Total length: 396.0 ft.
Also called
NH - Farmington River Bridge
Farmington Valley Greenway - Farmington River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.74026, -72.85983   (decimal degrees)
41°44'25" N, 72°51'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/677967/4623151 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
New Britain
Inventory numbers
CT 09802R (Connecticut bridge number)
BH 61831 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1956 (319)
Built during 1950s (3,845)
Connecticut (772)
Deck girder (5,745)
East Coast Greenway (92)
Farmington Canal Heritage Trail (19)
Farmington River (17)
Farmington, Connecticut (13)
Girder (10,234)
Hartford County, Connecticut (134)
 New Haven & Northampton Railroad (40)
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (511)
Open to pedestrians (4,215)
Owned by state (15,986)
Plate girder (7,923)
Rail-to-trail (1,540)
Railroad (15,421)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,397)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,229)

Update Log 

  • October 7, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • July 22, 2014: Added by Ian Martin

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