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NH - Shetucket River Bridge (1876)
Photos
March 26, 1876
Based on the back of the card, I believe this is the 'new' railroad bridge
Photo uploaded by Art S.
BH Photo #466317
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 RailroadFacts
- 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)
Update Log
- 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
Related Bridges
- PW - Shetucket River Bridge (Successor)
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