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PW - Rockfall High Bridge

Middlesex County, Connecticut

Photo 

Rockfall Railroad Bridge

East elevation from riverbank. Note the arch in the southern abutment.

Photo taken by Ian Martin in October 2020

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BH Photo #485476

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Coginchaug River on P&W Air Line Branch
Location
Middlefield, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1898
Railroads
- Connecticut Central Railroad (CCCL)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
- Providence & Worcester Railroad (PW)
Design
Double-intersection Warren deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 113.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.52835, -72.69307   (decimal degrees)
41°31'42" N, 72°41'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/692465/4599980 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Middletown
Inventory numbers
CT 09013R (Connecticut bridge number)
BH 61947 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,348)
Built 1898 (329)
Built during 1890s (3,191)
Connecticut (837)
Connecticut Central Railroad (9)
Deck truss (1,924)
Double-intersection Warren deck truss (96)
Double-intersection Warren truss (494)
Middlefield, Connecticut (2)
 Middlesex County, Connecticut (65)
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (529)
Open (40,968)
Owned by railroad (13,494)
Providence & Worcester Railroad (61)
Railroad (16,455)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,554)
Truss (35,422)

Update Log 

  • November 12, 2020: New photo from Ian Martin
  • July 25, 2014: Added by Ian Martin

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