Historic Bridges
of the United States
Housatonic River Bridge
Litchfield County
,
Connecticut
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Overview
Three-span deck truss bridge over Housatonic River on US 7 in Salisbury
Location
Litchfield County
,
Connecticut
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1930 by the American Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1986
Builder
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American Bridge Co.
of New York
Design
Warren deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 96.1 ft.
Total length: 225.1 ft.
Deck width: 29.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.94167, -73.36167
(decimal degrees)
41°56'30" N, 73°21'42" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
CT 562
(Connecticut bridge number)
BH 12124
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 03/2005)
Deck condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 40.3
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2002)
3,200
Categories
American Bridge Co.
(44)
Built 1930
(826)
Built during 1930s
(5,130)
Connecticut
(215)
Deck truss
(533)
Housatonic River
(22)
Litchfield County, Connecticut
(26)
Open
(21,591)
Owned by state
(6,524)
Span length 75-100 feet
(3,249)
Structurally deficient
(10,789)
Total length 175-250 feet
(1,773)
Truss
(15,739)
US 7
(6)
Warren truss
(693)
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