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Air Line River Road Arch

Eastern elevation

Photo taken by Ian Martin in June 2011

BH Photo #315001

Bridge carried the Air Line Railroad over dirt lane. The brownstone arch spans about 22 feet and rises about 18 feet.

Overview: Stone arch bridge over River Road on Airline State Park Trail S
Location: Colchester, New London County, Connecticut
Status: Open to pedestrians only
History: Built 1887; abandoned 1965 by New Haven RR Portland-Columbia
Railroads: - Boston & New York Air-Line Railroad (B&NY)
- New Haven, Middletown & Willimantic Railroad (NHM&W)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
Design: Brownstone arch bridge; stone likely came from quarries in Portland CT, another town along the Airline route. Voussoir stones are chisel-marked with numbers; perhaps cut to size elsewhere?
Dimensions: Total length: 22.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 21, 1986
Also called: Airline State Park Trail Bridge
NH - River Road Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.58053, -72.42492 (decimal degrees)
41°34'50" N, 72°25'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/714665/4606406 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Moodus
Inventory numbers: NRHP 86002727 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 60695 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

December 17, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
February 3, 2015: Photo imported by Ian Martin
November 27, 2014: Updated by Ian Martin: Added NRHP info.
June 9, 2014: Updated by Chester Gehman: Added some history and description
April 18, 2014: Updated by J.P.: Added categories "Rail-to-trail", "Airline Railroad"