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NAUG - Jericho Bridge

Litchfield County, Connecticut

Photo 

Jericho Bridge

Taken from Naugatauk Railroad train at dusk

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in May 2016

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BH Photo #354042

Map 

Description 

Five-span bridge on a curve with four deck plate girder spans bracketing a single beam span located in the middle.

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Naugatuck River on Naugatuck Railroad in Thomaston
Location
Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1907
Railroads
- Naugatuck Railroad (NAUG)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
- Railroad Museum of New England (NAUG; RMNE)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 65.0 ft.
Total length: 302.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.63083, -73.07716   (decimal degrees)
41°37'51" N, 73°04'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/660165/4610574 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Thomaston
Inventory numbers
CT 09110R (Connecticut bridge number)
BH 62497 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,803)
Built 1907 (701)
Built during 1900s (7,252)
Connecticut (775)
Curved (461)
Deck girder (5,777)
Girder (10,299)
Litchfield County, Connecticut (87)
Naugatuck Railroad (21)
Naugatuck River (24)
 New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (511)
Open (39,976)
Owned by historical society (75)
Plate girder (7,983)
Railroad (15,601)
Railroad Museum of New England (4)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,103)
Steel stringer (6,285)
Thomaston, Connecticut (5)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,256)

Update Log 

  • May 24, 2016: New photo from Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • August 15, 2014: Added by Ian Martin

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Ian Martin
  • ConnDOT
  • Alexander D. Mitchell IV

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