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Nipmuck Trail Iron Bridge South

Tolland County, Connecticut

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CT 64M 1

Photo taken by Chester Gehman in February 2017

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BH Photo #387222

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Description 

Formerly the Mount Hope Bridge, built by the Berlin Construction Co. in 1901. Trusses relocated here in 1997 by the town of Mansfield and reconstructed as a narrowed pedestrian bridge.

Facts 

Overview
Warren pony truss with no verticals bridge over Fenton River on Nipmuck Trail/Fenton River Trail in Mansfield
Location
Mansfield, Tolland County, Connecticut
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1901 by the Berlin Construction Co.; narrowed and relocated 1997
Builder
- Berlin Construction Co. of Berlin, Connecticut
Design
Warren pony truss with no verticals
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 68.9 ft.
Total length: 69.0 ft.
Also called
Mount Hope Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.77731, -72.19469   (decimal degrees)
41°46'38" N, 72°11'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/733148/4628855 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Spring Hill
Inventory number
BH 66432 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Berlin Construction Co. (43)
Built 1901 (546)
Built during 1900s (7,344)
Connecticut (791)
Mansfield, Connecticut (7)
Open to pedestrians (4,287)
Outrigger sway braces (31)
Owned by township (2,787)
Pony truss (16,315)
 Relocated (924)
Riveted (2,192)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,127)
Tolland County, Connecticut (36)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,326)
Truss (33,143)
Warren pony truss (3,391)
Warren pony truss with no verticals (52)
Warren truss (6,620)

Update Log 

  • April 16, 2017: New photos from Chester Gehman
  • March 7, 2015: Added by Ian Martin

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