Housatonic River

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Blodgett's Bridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1925; rehabilitated 1988; removed 2019
Pony truss bridge over Housatonic River on MA 7A in Ashley Falls
Replaced by a new bridge.

Bridge Street Bridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1951
Pony truss bridge over Housatonic River on Bridge Street in Great Barrington
Open to traffic

Brookside Road Bridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1949
Through truss bridge over Housatonic River on Brookside Road in Great Barrington
Open to traffic

BSR - Ice Glen Bridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1902; Removed 1930
Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Housatonic River on Berkshire Street Railway in Stockbridge
Removed

BSR - Lenox Dale Bridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1902
Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Housatonic River on Berkshire Street Railway
Destroyed by collision

BSR - South Lee Bridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1903
Lost Bridge over Housatonic River on Berkshire Street Railway
Removed

BSR - South Lee Bridge (Old) (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1902; Destroyed by a derailment in 1903
Through truss Bridge over Housatonic River on Berkshire Street Railway
Destroyed by collision

Bulls Covered Bridge 07-03-01 (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1842; rehabilitated 1969 and 1994
Covered bridge over Housatonic River on Bulls Bridge Road in Kent
Open to traffic

Commodore Isaac Hull Memorial Bridge (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1951; rehabilitated 1990
Deck truss bridge over Housatonic River on CT 8 in Derby
Open to traffic

Cornwall Bridge (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1994
Six-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Housatonic River & Housatonic Railroad on US 7 & CT 4 in Cornwall
Open to traffic

Cottage Street Bridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1934; rehabilitated and moved here in 1961 to replace a lenticular truss of 1887.
Pony truss bridge over Housatonic River on Cottage Street in Great Barrington
Open to pedestrians only; due for replacement

CSX - West Branch Housatonic River Bridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1910
Deck plate girder bridge over West Branch Housatonic River on CSX Berkshire Subdivision in Pittsfield
Open to traffic

Derby-Shelton Bridge (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1918
Five-span concrete arch bridge over Housatonic River on CT 712 (Bridge Street) in Shelton
Open to traffic

Division Street Bridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1950
Through truss bridge over Housatonic River on Division Street in Great Barrington
Open to traffic

Elm Street Bridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1911
Deck arch bridge over East Branch Housatonic River on Elm Street in Pittsfield
Open to traffic

Gaylordsville Covered Bridge (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1876
Lost town lattice truss covered bridge over Housatonic River on Kent Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Glen Road Bridge (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1986
Through truss bridge over Housatonic River on CT 816 (Glen Road) in Newtown
Open to traffic

Glendale Bridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1928; rehabilitated 1985
Pony truss bridge over Housatonic River on W Main Street in Stockbridge
Open to traffic

Housatonic River Bridge (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1954; rehabilitated 1998
4-span polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Housatonic River on CT 133 in Brookfield
Open to traffic

Housatonic River Bridge (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1930 by the American Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1986
Three-span deck truss bridge over Housatonic River on US 7 in Salisbury
Open to traffic

Housatonic River Bridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1931
Pony truss bridge over Housatonic River on US 7/MA 23 (State Road) in Great Barrington
Open to traffic

Housatonic Street Bridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1962; rehabilitated 1989
Deck truss bridge over East Branch Housatonic River on West Housatonic St. in Dalton
Open to traffic

HRRC - Housatonic River Bridge (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1904-5; eastern pier collapsed during 1983 flooding, repaired several years later
Through truss bridge over the Housatonic River on Housatonic Railroad at Shelton


HRRC - Housatonic River Bridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Housatonic River on Housatonic Railroad in Ashley Falls
Open to traffic

HRRC - Housatonic River Bridge (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Housatonic River on Housatonic Railroad, New Milford
Open to traffic

HRRC - Housatonic River Bridge (Pittsfield) (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1897
Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Housatonic River & Mill Street on Housatonic Railroad
Open to traffic

HRRC - Southwest Branch Housatonic River Arch (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Stone arch bridge over SW Branch Housatonic River on Housatonic Railroad
Open to traffic

Huntington Bridge (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1891; Replaced 1918
Lost Steel arch bridge over Housatonic River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Kent Bridge (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Lost Through truss bridge over Housatonic River on SR 341
Replaced by a new bridge

Lovers Leap Bridge (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Built in 1895 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company
Lenticular through truss bridge over Housatonic River on Abandoned section of Pumpkin Hill Road in New Milford
Open to pedestrians

Meadow Street Bridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1954
Pony truss bridge over Housatonic River on Meadow Street in Lee
Open to traffic

Memorial Bridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1895; Condemned 1931; Replaced 1936
Concrete arch bridge over Housatonic River on Footpath
Replaced by a new bridge

MNCW - Devon Bridge (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1905, rehabilitated 1990
Warren through truss bascule bridge over Housatonic River on Metro-North Commuter Railroad
Open to traffic

Moses Wheeler Bridge (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1958 as part of Connecticut Turnpike; Tolls removed 1983; demolished & replaced 2016
Lost pin-and-hanger deck plate girder bridge over Housatonic River on Interstate 95
Replaced by a new bridge

NH - Devon Bridge (1871) (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1871; replaced 1884
Lost cast iron, vertical endpost, 5 span + draw, Whipple through truss bridge over Housatonic River on New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

NH - Housatonic River Bridge (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1905-6; abandoned & removed in 1948
Lost Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Housatonic River on New Haven Railroad
Removed but not replaced

NH - Housatonic River Bridge (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Housatonic River on New Haven RR
Removed but not replaced

NH - Shepaug Division Housatonic River Bridge (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1883; removed 1949
Lost Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Housatonic River on NYNH&H Shepaug Division
Removed but not replaced

NY&NH - Devon Bridge (1st) (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1848; Replaced 1872
Lost Covered Swing Howe through truss bridge over Housatonic River on New York & New Haven Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Park Street Suspension Footbridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1936
Wire suspension bridge over Housatonic River on Footpath
Open to pedestrians only

Stevenson Dam (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1919
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Housatonic River on Route 34
Open to traffic

Stockbridge Bridge (S) (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1902; Removed 1930
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Housatonic River on Berkshire Street Railway
Removed

Valley Mill Bridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1983; replaced a previous bridge
Pony truss bridge over Housatonic River on Valley Street in Lenox
Open

Veterans Memorial Bridge (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1953
Through truss bridge over Housatonic River on Bridge Street in New Milford
Open to traffic

Washington Bridge (1921) (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 1921; rehabilitated 1990
Bascule bridge over Housatonic River on US 1 in Milford
Open to traffic

Water Street Bridge (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1903; rehabilitated 1985, demolished 2015
Lost through truss bridge over Housatonic River on Water Street in Falls Village.
demolished june 23, 2015

West Cornwall Covered Bridge 07-03-02 (Litchfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1864; rehabilitated with hidden steel supports in 1973
Covered bridge over Housatonic River on CT 128
Open to traffic

Willow Street Bridge (Berkshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1951
Pony truss bridge over Housatonic River on Willow Street in Lee
Open to traffic