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Rippowam River Bridge
Photo
Mill River Bridge. Stamford, Fairfield Co., Ct. Sec. 9108, Mp 32.85. (See Haer No. Ct-9 For Documentation On Stamford Station)
Photo taken by Jack E. Boucher for the Historic American Engineering Record
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BH Photo #299463
Description
Original crossing of the Rippowam River by the New York and New Haven railroad in 1847. Bypassed in the 1890s when the NYNH&H quad-tracked and grade-separated the New York-New Haven main line (replacement bridge still stands immediately to the south - see "MNCW - Rippowam River Bridge" entry).
Facts
- Overview
- Three-span stone arch bridge over Rippowam River on South State Street in Stamford
- Location
- Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1847 by the New York and New Haven Railroad; rehabilitated 1958
- Railroad
- - New York & New Haven Railroad (NY&NH)
- Design
- Stone arch
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 29.9 ft.
Total length: 118.1 ft.
Deck width: 24.6 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.04599, -73.54507 (decimal degrees)
41°02'46" N, 73°32'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/622278/4544882 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Stamford
- Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
- 8,000
- Inventory numbers
- CT 3682 (Connecticut bridge number)
BH 12083 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection report (as of March 2017)
- Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 34.1 (out of 100)
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Update Log
- October 10, 2014: HAER photo posted by Dave King
- August 17, 2014: New Street View added by Ian Martin
Sources
- Ian Martin
- HAER CT-11 - Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between New York/Connecticut & Connecticut/Rhode Island State Lines, New Haven, New Haven County, CT