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Mystic River Bridge (1904)

New London County, Connecticut

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Mystic River Bridge (Old)

Removed

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #340803

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Description 

Replaced a Truesdell truss of 1866. Replacement was at least partially necessitated by the added load of the Groton & Stonington Street Railway use of the bridge as well as vehicular traffic.

Facts 

Overview
Lost steel through truss swing bridge over Mystic River on Boston Post Road in Mystic
Location
Mystic, New London County, Connecticut
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1904; Replaced 1922
Railroads
- Groton & Stonington Street Railway (G&S)
- Interurban
Design
Through truss swing
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.35478, -71.96921   (decimal degrees)
41°21'17" N, 71°58'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/251614/4582396 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mystic
Inventory number
BH 69889 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1904 (629)
Built during 1900s (7,924)
Connecticut (856)
Groton & Stonington Street Railway (2)
Interurban (1,056)
Lost (31,778)
Lost 1922 (103)
Lost during 1920s (901)
Movable (3,189)
Mystic, Connecticut (7)
 New London County, Connecticut (76)
Pratt through truss (6,409)
Pratt truss (10,839)
Rail-and-Road (403)
Railroad (16,975)
Replaced by new bridge (21,671)
Swing (1,619)
Through truss (19,018)
Truss (38,295)

Update Log 

  • June 11, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • February 24, 2020: New photo from Chester Gehman
  • October 6, 2018: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • November 3, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added build date + Interurban info
  • November 3, 2015: Added by Douglas Butler

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