Norwich, Connecticut

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Capehart Mill Bridge (New London County, Connecticut)
Warren pony truss bridge over canal on abandoned section of 6th Street in Greenville
Abandoned

Indian Leap Pedestrian Bridge (New London County, Connecticut)
Lost through truss bridge over Yantic River on Footpath in Norwich
Replaced by a new bridge

Laurel Hill Bridge (1866) (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1866, disassembled in 1890. Likely reassembled in Maine in 1895 then scrapped in 1950.
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Shetucket River on Water Street in Norwich
Superstructure replaced (possibly relocated to Maine)

Laurel Hill Bridge (1890) (New London County, Connecticut)
Built c. 1890 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co. ; Replaced 19XX
Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over Shetuket River on Water Street in Norwich
Replaced by a new bridge

NECR - Norwich Tunnel (New London County, Connecticut)
Tunnel under Sherman Street on New England Central Railroad in Norwich
Open to traffic

NECR - Yantic Falls Bridge (New London County, Connecticut)
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Yantic River on New England Central Railroad in Norwich
Open to traffic

NH - Shetucket River Bridge (1876) (New London County, Connecticut)
Completed January, 1876. Withstood freshet of February 13-14, 1886. Replaced 1900.
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Shetucket River on Norwich & Worcester Railroad in Norwich
Replaced by a new steel bridge

Norwich & Worcester Railroad Swing Bridge (New London County, Connecticut)
A hinged bridge to allow access to freight house and dock in Norwich
No longer exists

Norwich Covered Railroad Bridge 07-06-09x (New London County, Connecticut)
Covered railroad bridge over Shetucket River in Norwich
No longer exists

Preston Bridge (New London County, Connecticut)
Lost double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Shetucket River on Main Street & Railroad (Norwich & Westerly Railway) in Norwich
Replaced by a new bridge

Preston Toll Bridge 07-06-08#2x (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1823 to replace a similar bridge washed away earlier that year. An iron bridge replaced it in 1870.
Lost covered bridge over Shetucket River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

PW - Laurel Hill Tunnel (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1875 by the Norwich & Worcester Railroad
Tunnel under Laurel Hill/CT 2 on Providence & Worcester Railroad in Norwich
Open to traffic

PW - Shetucket River Bridge (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1890 for the Providence and Worcester Railroad
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Shetucket River on Providence and Worcester Railroad in Norwich
Open to traffic

RR bridge along wharf (New London County, Connecticut)
Lost Howe deck truss bridge on Local road
No longer exists

Shetucket River Bridge (Old) (New London County, Connecticut)
Lost Through truss bridge over Shetucket River on Newent Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Sunnyside Street Bridge (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1908; rehabilitated in 2020
Stone arch bridge over Yantic River on Sunnyside Street in Norwich
Open to traffic

Yantic Falls Railroad Footbridge (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1904
Pony truss bridge over New England Central Railroad on Footpath in Yantic
Open to pedestrians only