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 GreenvilleAbandoned
Indian Leap Pedestrian Bridge (New London County, Connecticut)
Lost through truss bridge over Yantic River on Footpath in NorwichReplaced 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 NorwichSuperstructure replaced (possibly relocated to Maine)
Laurel Hill Bridge (1890) (New London County, Connecticut)
Built c. 1890 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co. ; Replaced 19XXLost Lenticular through truss bridge over Shetuket River on Water Street in NorwichReplaced by a new bridge
NECR - Norwich Tunnel (New London County, Connecticut)
Tunnel under Sherman Street on New England Central Railroad in NorwichOpen 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 NorwichOpen 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 NorwichReplaced by a new steel bridge
Preston Bridge (New London County, Connecticut)
Lost double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Shetucket River on Main Street & Railroad (Norwich & Westerly Railway) in NorwichReplaced 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 StreetReplaced by a new bridge
PW - Laurel Hill Tunnel (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1875 by the Norwich & Worcester RailroadTunnel under Laurel Hill/CT 2 on Providence & Worcester Railroad in NorwichOpen to traffic
PW - Shetucket River Bridge (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1890 for the Providence and Worcester RailroadPennsylvania through truss bridge over Shetucket River on Providence and Worcester Railroad in NorwichOpen to traffic
RR bridge along wharf (New London County, Connecticut)
Lost Howe deck truss bridge on Local roadNo longer exists
Shetucket River Bridge (Old) (New London County, Connecticut)
Lost Through truss bridge over Shetucket River on Newent RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Sunnyside Street Bridge (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1908; rehabilitated in 2020Stone arch bridge over Yantic River on Sunnyside Street in NorwichOpen to traffic
Yantic Falls Railroad Footbridge (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1904Pony truss bridge over New England Central Railroad on Footpath in YanticOpen to pedestrians only