NH - Devon Bridge (1871)

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Overview

Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Housatonic River on New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad

Location

Devon, New Haven County, Connecticut

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1871; replaced 1884

Builders

- Francis C. Lowthorp (Design)
- John Beattle of Stony Creek (Substructure Stonemason)

Railroads

- New York & New Haven Railroad (NY&NH)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)

Design

Whipple through truss swing

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.20542, -73.10933   (decimal degrees)
41°12'20" N, 73°06'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/658517/4563284 (zone/easting/northing)

Inventory number

BH 81653 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• May 21, 2018: Updated by Luke: Corrected railroad to New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
• May 21, 2018: Added by Douglas Butler

Related Bridges 

• NY&NH - Devon Bridge (1st) (Predecessor)
• NH - Devon Bridge (3rd) (Successor)
• Riverside Avenue Bridge (Parts reused in)

Sources 

• Douglas Butler
• Luke

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