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NH - Mystic River Bridge (1905)

New London County, Connecticut

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NH - Mystic River Bridge (Older)

Replaced with a modern type

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #340823

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Overview
Lost Through truss swing bridge over Mystic River on New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad in Mystic
Location
Mystic, New London County, Connecticut
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1905 (1 source says late 1880s); Replaced 1919
Builder
- Berlin Construction Co. of Berlin, Connecticut
Railroad
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
Design
Through truss swing
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.34895, -71.97004   (decimal degrees)
41°20'56" N, 71°58'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/251523/4581751 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mystic
Inventory number
BH 69891 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Berlin Construction Co. (48)
Built 1905 (844)
Built during 1900s (7,989)
Connecticut (863)
Lost (32,321)
Lost 1919 (53)
Lost during 1910s (849)
Movable (3,195)
 Mystic, Connecticut (7)
New London County, Connecticut (75)
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (537)
Owned by railroad (14,332)
Replaced by new bridge (22,027)
Swing (1,624)
Through truss (19,326)
Truss (38,718)

Update Log 

  • June 6, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • December 6, 2019: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • November 4, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler

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