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Farmington Canal Heritage Trail - Shepard Brook Bridge (Middle)
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Shepard Brook Arch
Western side
Photo taken by Ian Martin in December 2020
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BH Photo #487649
Description
Second (from New Haven) crossing of Shepard Brook on the former NYNH&H Canal Line, now the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail/East Coast Greenway. Listed as a 13' stone arch on a Conrail track chart. The arch is constructed from brownstone and may date to the construction of the railroad in 1848-49.
Facts
- Overview
- Stone arch bridge over Shepard Brook on Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
- Location
- Hamden, New Haven County, Connecticut
- Status
- Open to pedestrians only
- Railroads
- - New Haven & Northampton Railroad (NH&N)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
- Design
- Stone arch
- Dimensions
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Total length: 13.0 ft.
- Also called
- NH Canal Line Bridge 6.55
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.38726, -72.91526 (decimal degrees)
41°23'14" N, 72°54'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/674304/4583845 (zone/easting/northing)
- Inventory number
- BH 91673 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- December 27, 2020: New photos from Ian Martin