Romford Road Bridge

Photo

CT 10M 1

Photo taken by Chester Gehman September 1983

BH Photo #388073

Steel I-beam support added under bridge sometime before 1983 rendering truss purely ornamental.

Overview: Lenticular pony truss bridge over Bantam River on Romford Road in Washington
Location: New Preston, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1888 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1998
Builder: - Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut
Design: Lenticular pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 66.9 ft.
Total length: 68.9 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.67650, -73.29223 (decimal degrees)
41°40'35" N, 73°17'32" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/642150/4615268 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: New Preston
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 358
Inventory numbers: CT 5159 (Connecticut bridge number)
BH 12132 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2017): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 63.7 (out of 100)
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May 8, 2017: Updated by Chester Gehman: Bridge has been replaced
April 26, 2017: New photo from Chester Gehman
June 11, 2014: Updated by Chester Gehman: Added categories "Wrought Iron", "Pin-connected"
May 30, 2014: Updated by Chester Gehman: Added photo and location.
October 5, 2013: Updated by Brent Tindall: Adjusted GPS coordinates