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MNCW - Naugatuck River Bridge (Derby)

New Haven County, Connecticut

Photo 

MNCW Derby Bridge

Photo by Pedro Xing

License: Public domain: Released by author

View this photo at Wikimedia Commons

BH Photo #305866

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Street View 

Description 

Originally three parallel sets of main spans; third set lost to 1955 flood. Only one set is currently used (newer concrete approach is only wide enough for one track).

Facts 

Overview
Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Naugatuck River on MNCR Waterbury Branch
Location
Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1903, rehabilitated 1965
Railroads
- Commuter Rail
- Metro-North Commuter Railroad (MNCW)
- New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
Design
Double-intersection Warren through truss, concrete stringer north approach
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 107.0 ft.
Total length: 330.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.31580, -73.08117   (decimal degrees)
41°18'57" N, 73°04'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/660607/4575591 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Ansonia
Inventory number
BH 61864 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (14,953)
Built 1903 (547)
Built during 1900s (7,010)
Commuter Rail (431)
Concrete stringer (752)
Connecticut (739)
Derby, Connecticut (4)
Double-barreled (79)
Double-intersection Warren through truss (167)
Double-intersection Warren truss (448)
Have street view (26,086)
Metro-North Commuter Railroad (126)
 Naugatuck River (24)
New Haven County, Connecticut (162)
New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority (111)
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (480)
Open (38,977)
Owned by railroad (11,800)
Railroad (14,941)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,306)
Through truss (14,546)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,073)
Triple-barreled (7)
Truss (31,941)

Update Log 

  • October 24, 2014: Photo imported by Ian Martin
  • July 23, 2014: New Street View added by Ian Martin

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