Moses Wheeler Bridge

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Overview: Lost pin-and-hanger deck plate girder bridge over Housatonic River on Interstate 95
Location: Stratford, New Haven County, Connecticut, and Fairfield County, Connecticut
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1958 as part of Connecticut Turnpike; Tolls removed 1983; demolished & replaced 2016
Design: Steel pin-and-hanger deck plate girder
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 180.1 ft.
Total length: 3,196.0 ft. (0.6 mi.)
Deck width: 81.7 ft.
Also called: I-95 Housatonic River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.20506, -73.10918 (decimal degrees)
41°12'18" N, 73°06'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/658530/4563244 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory numbers: CT 135 (Connecticut bridge number)
BH 89103 (Bridgehunter.com ID)