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Depot Street Bridge (1935)

New Haven County, Connecticut

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Depot Street Bridge - Looking east across Naugatuck River

Photo taken by Ian Martin in August 2014

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BH Photo #291603

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Description 

From NRHP Listing:

The Depot street Bridge (Bridge No. 3788) crosses the Naugatuck River in the town of Beacon Falls. The bridge consists of two Parker through trusses with a maximum span of 207 feet. The bridge itself is approximately 45 feet wide including pedestrian walks on both sides of the structure. The bridge is located on the western end of the town of Beacon Falls and links the commercial section of town found on the east side of the river to an industrial park located on the opposite side of the river. The bridge replaces a steel and wooden bridge that initally crossed the river hi 1892. This bridge was modified from a wooden bridge that was constructed in 1856, itself replacing a wooden bridge located 300 feet downstream, originally built in 1835 and subsequently destroyed during the flood of 1855.

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Naugatuck River on Depot Street in Beacon Falls
Location
New Haven County, Connecticut
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1935 by the American Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1987 and 2011
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Design
Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 207.0 ft.
Total length: 212.0 ft.
Deck width: 29.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.1 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on March 9, 2007
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.44227, -73.06265   (decimal degrees)
41°26'32" N, 73°03'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/661844/4589666 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Naugatuck
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
2,323
Inventory numbers
CT 3788 (Connecticut bridge number)
NRHP 07000108 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 12165 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 65.9 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,660)
Built 1935 (1,490)
Built during 1930s (12,167)
Connecticut (839)
Have street view (28,909)
NR-listed (3,014)
Naugatuck River (30)
New Haven County, Connecticut (187)
Open (40,968)
 Owned by township (3,287)
Painted green (160)
Parker through truss (1,410)
Parker truss (1,805)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,058)
Through truss (16,792)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,478)
Truss (35,469)

Update Log 

  • May 19, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • June 14, 2020: New photo from Patrick Gurwell
  • January 22, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • August 20, 2014: New photo from Ian Martin
  • March 19, 2011: Updated by J.P.: updated location

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Depot Street Bridge (1935)
Posted January 11, 2022, by ladislao pelaez (ladislao [dot] pelaez [at] gmail [dot] com)

can to pass truck on the bridge