Rating:
55319
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PW - CT66 Overpass
Description
The former NYNH&H "Air Line" historically crossed Route 66 on a skewed deck plate girder underpass that rested on brownstone abutments and spanned two lanes of traffic. The current structure was constructed in 1996 to allow for widening of the road below. It is occasionally referred to as the "Lionel Bridge" by railfans due to its resemblance to a truss bridges offered by Lionel Toy Trains in many mid-20th century toy train sets.
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over CT 66 on Connecticut Central Railroad
- Location
- Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1996
- Railroads
- - Connecticut Central Railroad (CCCL)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
- Providence & Worcester Railroad (PW)
- Design
- Modern polygonal Warren through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 200.1 ft.
Total length: 204.1 ft.
- Also called
- CCCL - CT66 Overpass
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.55657, -72.66744 (decimal degrees)
41°33'24" N, 72°40'03" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/694519/4603172 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Middletown
- Inventory numbers
- CT 522 (Connecticut bridge number)
BH 55319 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- December 19, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- July 23, 2015: Updated by Ian Martin: Edited description
- October 9, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Changed type
- January 26, 2013: Added by Luke Harden
Sources
- Luke
- Ian Martin
- Flickr - Photo of predecessor bridge
- Geoff Hubbs