NH - Whiting Viaduct

Photos 

Whiting Viaduct Construction

BH Photo #309244

Map 

Description 

When the Connecticut Western RR reached East Canaan a large fill was necessary to span the Whiting River valley. It required a passage for the stream and a roadway. These were built side by side with stone ashlar arches for the passageways. The earthen embankment is at least fifty feet tall. The roadway was abandoned after a grade crossing was built at the west end of this long curving fill.

Facts 

Overview

Abandoned stone arch bridge over Whiting River & Abandoned Road on Central New England Railway, East Canaan

Location

East Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut

Status

Derelict/abandoned

History

Built ca 1870

Builders

- A. Ives
- L. Starrick
- W.A. Barnes of Storm Lake, Iowa

Railroads

- Central New England Railway (CNE)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)

Design

Stone arch

Also called

Whiting River Arches

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.02056, -73.26228   (decimal degrees)
42°01'14" N, 73°15'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/643870/4653519 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Ashley Falls

Inventory number

BH 64297 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• November 3, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• October 23, 2017: New photos from Chester Gehman
• November 28, 2014: Added by Ian Martin

Sources 

• Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Ian Martin
• NERail Photo Archive - Image
• Geoff Hubbs

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