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Portland Passenger Bridge

Middlesex County, Connecticut

Photos 

Arringoni Bridge (Old)

Replaced

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

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BH Photo #285312

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost swing bridge over Connecticut River on Main street
Location
Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1896 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Damaged by flood 1936; Demolished 1938
Builder
- Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut
Design
Four pin-connected Pennsylvania through truss spans with a Pennsylvania through truss swing span
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 225.0 ft.
Total length: 1,300.0 ft.
Deck width: 26.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.56879, -72.64851   (decimal degrees)
41°34'08" N, 72°38'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/696060/4604571 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Middletown
Inventory number
BH 61362 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,669)
Berlin Iron Bridge Co. (179)
Built 1896 (275)
Built during 1890s (3,006)
Connecticut (791)
Connecticut River (96)
Great Flood of 1936 (9)
Lost (25,264)
Lost 1938 (80)
Lost during 1930s (656)
Middlesex County, Connecticut (63)
 Middletown, Connecticut (15)
Movable (3,004)
Navigable waterway (2,155)
Pennsylvania truss (493)
Portland, Connecticut (6)
Replaced by new bridge (17,006)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,994)
Swing (1,474)
Through truss (15,283)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,892)
Truss (33,136)

Update Log 

  • January 20, 2018: New photo from Dave King
  • September 18, 2016: New photo from Dave King
  • September 14, 2016: New photos from Luke
  • June 15, 2014: Updated by Don Morrison: Added categories "Connecticut River", "Navigable waterway", "Great Flood of 1936"
  • June 14, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

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Sources 

  • Douglas Butler
  • Don Morrison
  • Luke
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com

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