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West River Bridge

New Haven County, Connecticut

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West River Bridge

Replaced

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

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BH Photo #290219

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Overview
Deck girder bridge over West River on Kimberly Avenue in New Haven
Location
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1907
Builder
- Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
Design
Deck girder bascule
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.28114, -72.93842   (decimal degrees)
41°16'52" N, 72°56'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/672648/4572016 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
New Haven
Inventory number
BH 62221 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bascule (1,067)
Built 1907 (702)
Built during 1900s (7,260)
Connecticut (777)
Deck girder (5,782)
Girder (10,306)
Have street view (27,081)
 Lost (25,035)
Movable (2,990)
New Haven County, Connecticut (170)
New Haven, Connecticut (31)
Owned by city (5,489)
Replaced by new bridge (16,822)
Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co. (125)

Update Log 

  • January 19, 2018: New photo from Dave King
  • August 2, 2014: New Street View added by Douglas Butler

Sources 

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

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