Congress Street Bridge (1909)

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Congress Street Bridge

Scherzer type removed

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

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BH Photo #283583

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Bascule bridge over Pequonnock River on Congress Street

Location

Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Status

Demolished

History

Built 1909; rehabilitated 1937; Closed 1997; Demolished 2010

Builders

- Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Steel fabrication)
- Joseph R. Worchester of Boston, Massachusetts (Concrete arch approach)
- Raymond F. Stoddard (Design Consultant)
- Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois (Design License)

Railroads

- Connecticut Company (ConnCo)
- Connecticut Railway & Lighting Co. (CR&L)
- Streetcar

Design

Bascule Deck plate girder with concrete arch approach

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 112.9 ft.
Total length: 424.9 ft.
Deck width: 55.1 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.18344, -73.18770   (decimal degrees)
41°11'00" N, 73°11'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/651997/4560703 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Bridgeport

Average daily traffic (as of 1979)

10,900

Inventory numbers

CT 4251 (Connecticut bridge number)
BH 12046 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of July 2009)

Sufficiency rating: 26.9 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

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Update Log 

• February 9, 2017: Updated by Michael Quiet: Added builders
• January 4, 2017: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
• January 3, 2017: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
• May 15, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
• October 7, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.

Related Bridges 

• Congress Street Swing Bridge (Old) (Predecessor)

Sources 

• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Douglas Butler
• Dana and Kay Klein
• Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com

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