Historic Bridges
of the United States
Housatonic River Bridge
Litchfield County
,
Connecticut
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Overview
Six-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Housatonic River on US 7 in Cornwall
Location
Litchfield County
,
Connecticut
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1994
Design
Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 191.9 ft.
Total length: 673.9 ft.
Deck width: 32.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.81833, -73.37167
(decimal degrees)
41°49'06" N, 73°22'18" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
CT 560
(Connecticut bridge number)
BH 12123
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 07/2006)
Deck condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 87.8
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2003)
4,100
Categories
Arch
(7,553)
Built 1930
(826)
Built during 1930s
(5,130)
Connecticut
(215)
Deck arch
(6,647)
Functionally obsolete
(5,063)
Housatonic River
(22)
Litchfield County, Connecticut
(26)
Open
(21,592)
Open-spandrel arch
(196)
Owned by state
(6,524)
Span length 175-250 feet
(990)
Total length 500-1000 feet
(996)
US 7
(6)
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