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NH - Naugatuck River Bridge

Litchfield County, Connecticut

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NAUG (NYNH&H) Naugatuck River Bridge

Berlin Iron Bridge Co. book. Published by Berlin Iron Bridge Co. 1890. Courtesy Canadian Centre for Architecture : buildingtechnologyheritagelibrary; additional_collections

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley

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BH Photo #296292

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Description 

Bridge was a Pratt Half deck as marketed by Berlin Iron Bridge Company. Replaced by a deck girder.

Facts 

Overview
Bridge over West Branch Naugatuck River on Naugatuck Railroad in Torrington
Location
Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1888
Builder
- Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut
Railroads
- Naugatuck Railroad (NAUG)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
Design
Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 145.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.80091, -73.12560   (decimal degrees)
41°48'03" N, 73°07'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/655719/4629370 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
West Torrington
Inventory number
BH 63265 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Berlin Iron Bridge Co. (178)
Connecticut (777)
Have street view (27,073)
Litchfield County, Connecticut (87)
Lost (25,016)
Naugatuck Railroad (21)
Naugatuck River (24)
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (512)
Owned by railroad (12,505)
 Pony truss (16,248)
Pratt pony truss (3,655)
Pratt truss (9,353)
Railroad (15,607)
Replaced by new bridge (16,806)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,236)
Torrington, Connecticut (5)
Truss (32,990)

Update Log 

  • May 29, 2020: Updated by Chester Gehman: Added build date of 1888
  • September 25, 2016: New photo from Dave King
  • September 29, 2014: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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