South Main Street Bridge (1939)

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Photo taken by Doug Kerr

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Description

Replaced a steel pony truss which succumbed to the Great Hurricane of 1938. The present bridge, built in 1939, was submerged during the August 1955 flooding but has survived.

Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over Farmington River on CT 177 in Unionville
Location: Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1939 by the Phoenix Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1989
Builder: - Phoenix Bridge Co. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Design: Warren through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 224.1 ft.
Total length: 231.0 ft.
Deck width: 29.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.75595, -72.88677 (decimal degrees)
41°45'21" N, 72°53'12" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/675684/4624838 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Collinsville
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 15,700
Inventory numbers: CT 1487 (Connecticut bridge number)
BH 12099 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2018): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 41 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Update Log

July 2, 2014: Updated by Chester Gehman: Added category "Riveted"
March 19, 2011: New Street View added by J.P.

Related Bridges

Farmington Canal Heritage Trail - Farmington River Bridge (Downstream)
Richard's Bridge (1895) (Upstream)
South Main Street Bridge (1922) (Predecessor)

Sources

Doug Kerr
J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com