Hancock Brook Bridge

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Hancock Brook Bridge - North Truss

Photo taken by Ian Martin in August 2014

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BH Photo #309429

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Description

Bridge is located on abandoned section of Sheffield St. It is unique due to the unusually wide roadway (two lanes, 21') on a short Berlin pony truss bridge.

Facts

Overview: Lenticular pony truss bridge over Hancock Brook on Sheffield Street
Location: Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut
Status: Derelict/abandoned.
History: Built 1884 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.
Builder: - Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut
Design: Lenticular pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 53.2 ft.
Total length: 56.1 ft.
Deck width: 18.4 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 12, 2001
Also called: Sheffield Street Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.59590, -73.04836 (decimal degrees)
41°35'45" N, 73°02'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/662652/4606750 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Waterbury
Inventory numbers: CT 5038 (Connecticut bridge number)
NRHP 01000353 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 36110 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

January 8, 2022: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
January 8, 2022: New photos from Patrick Gurwell
May 14, 2018: New photos from Chester Gehman
December 2, 2014: New photos from Ian Martin
November 27, 2014: Updated by Ian Martin: Added NRHP info.
June 4, 2014: Updated by Chester Gehman: added town of Waterbury and a short description; some photos.
March 19, 2011: Updated by J.P.: updated location

Sources

J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
Flickr
Flickr - Oblique View
Flickr - View Under Bridge.
Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Ian Martin
Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com