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NH - Niantic River Bridge (Old)

New London County, Connecticut

Photos 

From "Scherzer rolling lift bridges" by the Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company, Chicago. Published 1908

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #337249

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Niantic River on New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad in Niantic
Location
Niantic, New London County, Connecticut
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1891; Replaced 1907
Railroad
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
Design
Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.32262, -72.17692   (decimal degrees)
41°19'21" N, 72°10'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/736275/4578417 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Niantic
Inventory number
BH 69085 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,802)
Built 1891 (262)
Built during 1890s (3,423)
Connecticut (863)
Lost (32,321)
Lost 1907 (72)
Lost during 1900s (524)
Movable (3,195)
Navigable waterway (2,256)
New London County, Connecticut (75)
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (537)
 Niantic, Connecticut (4)
Owned by railroad (14,332)
Pin-connected (5,511)
Pratt through truss (6,455)
Pratt truss (10,915)
Railroad (17,179)
Replaced by new bridge (22,027)
Swing (1,624)
Through truss (19,326)
Truss (38,718)

Update Log 

  • September 10, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler

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Sources 

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  • Douglas Butler

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