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Sandy Hook Bridge

Fairfield County, Connecticut

Photos 

iron sandyhook4.jpg

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Map 

Street Views 

Description 

This is a Phoenix column bridge, pin connected.

See http://www.past-inc.org/historic-bridges/metal-sandyhook.htm...

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Pootatuck River on Dayton Street
Location
Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1890
Builder
- Dean & Westbrook of New York, New York
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 120.0 ft.
Total length: 189.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.42292, -73.28186   (decimal degrees)
41°25'23" N, 73°16'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/643573/4587131 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Newtown
Inventory number
BH 53692 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,797)
7-panel truss (377)
Built 1890 (281)
Built during 1890s (3,044)
Connecticut (806)
Dean & Westbrook (40)
Fairfield County, Connecticut (185)
Have street view (27,556)
Newtown, Connecticut (4)
Open to pedestrians (4,380)
 Phoenix columns (80)
Pin-connected (4,001)
Pratt through truss (5,578)
Pratt truss (9,578)
Preserved (1,208)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,449)
Through truss (15,593)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,327)
Truss (33,668)
Wrought Iron (405)

Update Log 

  • July 22, 2020: New photos from Patrick Gurwell
  • February 24, 2019: New photos from Chester Gehman
  • September 27, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • June 11, 2014: Updated by Chester Gehman: Added categories "Pin-connected", "Wrought Iron"
  • June 8, 2014: New photos from Chester Gehman
  • June 17, 2013: Updated by Andrew Pearce: Added category "7-panel truss"
  • September 28, 2012: Added by James McCray

Sources 

  • James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Dana and Kay Klein
  • Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com

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