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Wepawaug River Bridge

New Haven County, Connecticut

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Overview
Stone arch bridge over Wepawaug River on CT 34 (Derby Avenue) in Orange
Location
New Haven County, Connecticut
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1855; rehabilitated 1940
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Span length: 24.0 ft.
Total length: 24.0 ft.
Deck width: 56.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.30381, -73.03025   (decimal degrees)
41°18'14" N, 73°01'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/664899/4574355 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Ansonia
Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
34,600
Inventory numbers
CT 948 (Connecticut bridge number)
BH 12197 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2018)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 62.7 (out of 100)
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Categories 

19th Century (9,624)
Arch (12,863)
Built 1855 (61)
Built during 1850s (668)
CT 34 (4)
Connecticut (856)
Deck arch (12,080)
 New Haven County, Connecticut (189)
Open (41,418)
Owned by state (16,770)
Span length under 25 feet (7,165)
Stone arch (3,366)
Structurally deficient (12,516)
Total length under 25 feet (2,634)

Update Log 

  • August 10, 2011: New photos from Fred Maloney

Sources 

  • Fred Maloney
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Comments 

Wepawaug River Bridge
Posted August 23, 2011, by JB McGovern (jbmcgovern [at] transystems [dot] com)

Bridge location is incorrect. It is actually on RT 162 in the center of Milford, right outside the Stone Barn Restuarant.