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NAUG - Thomaston Dam Bridge

Litchfield County, Connecticut

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NAUG - Thomaston Dam Bridge

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Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Thomaston Dam Spillway (Naugatuck River) on Naugatuck Railroad, Thomaston
Location
Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Status
Open to traffic
Builder
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of Washington, D.C.
Railroads
- Naugatuck Railroad (NAUG)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
- Railroad Museum of New England (NAUG; RMNE)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 106.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.69340, -73.06128   (decimal degrees)
41°41'36" N, 73°03'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/661332/4617551 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Thomaston
Inventory numbers
CT 09115R (Connecticut bridge number)
BH 63250 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1958 (353)
Built during 1950s (3,859)
Connecticut (777)
Girder (10,301)
Litchfield County, Connecticut (87)
Naugatuck Railroad (21)
Naugatuck River (24)
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (512)
Open (39,986)
 Owned by railroad (12,505)
Plate girder (7,985)
Railroad (15,607)
Railroad Museum of New England (4)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,409)
Thomaston, Connecticut (5)
Through girder (3,843)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,191)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (38)

Update Log 

  • May 10, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • September 28, 2014: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs

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