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MNCW - Still River/West Street Bridge

Fairfield County, Connecticut

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Description 

Former NH Maybrook Line, once a major through route via the Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge (now Walkway Over the Hudson). Now controlled by Metro-North and used for very infrequent equipment moves.

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over West Street & Still River on Former NH Maybrook Line
Location
Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Status
Out of service
Railroads
- Conrail (CR)
- Housatonic Railroad (HRRC)
- Metro-North Commuter Railroad (MNCW)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
Design
Deck & through plate girder combination; curb columns on West Street overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.39308, -73.46339   (decimal degrees)
41°23'35" N, 73°27'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/628462/4583533 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Danbury
Inventory number
BH 68782 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Closed (2,701)
Connecticut (797)
Conrail (1,630)
Curb Columns (167)
Danbury, Connecticut (9)
Deck girder (5,909)
Fairfield County, Connecticut (180)
Girder (10,510)
Have street view (27,300)
 Housatonic Railroad (21)
Metro-North Commuter Railroad (156)
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (518)
Owned by railroad (12,737)
Penn Central Railroad (1,443)
Plate girder (8,158)
Railroad (15,863)
Through girder (3,925)

Update Log 

  • August 3, 2015: New Street View added by Ian Martin

Sources 

  • Ian Martin

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