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NH - Shetucket River Bridge (1876)

New London County, Connecticut

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March 26, 1876

Based on the back of the card, I believe this is the 'new' railroad bridge

Photo uploaded by Art S.

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BH Photo #466317

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Description 

"At the time of its construction this bridge, which cost $25,000, was the longest single span railroad bridge in New England." Elmer F. Farnham, The Quickest Route The History of The Norwich & Worcester Railroad

Facts 

Overview
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Shetucket River on Norwich & Worcester Railroad in Norwich
Location
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
Status
Replaced by a new steel bridge
History
Completed January, 1876. Withstood freshet of February 13-14, 1886. Replaced 1900.
Builder
- Keystone Bridge Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Railroads
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
- Norwich & Worcester Railroad
- Providence & Worcester Railroad (PW)
Design
Whipple through truss
Also called
Norwich & Worcester
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.52351, -72.07500   (decimal degrees)
41°31'25" N, 72°04'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/744053/4601006 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 88314 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,403)
Built 1876 (121)
Built during 1870s (1,274)
Connecticut (840)
Keystone Bridge Co. (77)
Keystone columns (8)
Lost (28,553)
Lost 1900 (24)
Lost during 1900s (395)
New London County, Connecticut (76)
 New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (529)
Norwich & Worcester Railroad (11)
Norwich, Connecticut (19)
Pin-connected (4,720)
Providence & Worcester Railroad (61)
Railroad (16,463)
Replaced by new bridge (19,420)
Through truss (16,830)
Truss (35,519)
Whipple truss (466)

Update Log 

  • November 29, 2021: New photo from Art Suckewer
  • September 30, 2020: Updated by Art Suckewer: Added builder and Keystone Columns
  • September 30, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • February 22, 2020: Updated by Chester Gehman: Added some historical information
  • February 22, 2020: New photos from Art Suckewer

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Sources 

  • Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com
  • Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs

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