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NH - Quinebaug River Bridge

Windham County, Connecticut

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Quinnebaug River Railroad Bridge, Putnam, CT

Postcard circa 1909-10

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BH Photo #309239

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Description 

Former "Air Line"/NYNH&H Midland Division crossing of the Quinebaug River. Two southern spans were washed out in the 1955 floods and never repaired; the line was formally abandoned four years later. At a later point, the two northern spans were removed and a footbridge constructed at street level through the stone piers. Part of the Airline State Park Trail/East Coast Greenway.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Quinebaug River, River Road, and Kennedy Drive on NYNH&H Midland Division in Putnam
Location
Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut
Status
Replaced by a pedestrian bridge
History
Two southern spans lost to 1955 floods, line abandoned 1959, remainder demolished at a later point
Railroads
- Boston, Hartford & Erie Railroad (BH&E)
- New York & New England Railroad (NYNE)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Total length: 330.0 ft.
Also called
Airline North State Park Trail
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.90797, -71.90802   (decimal degrees)
41°54'29" N, 71°54'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/258806/4643648 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Putnam
Inventory number
BH 61882 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Air Line State Park Trail (17)
Boston, Hartford & Erie Railroad (12)
Connecticut (837)
Damaged by flooding (3)
Deck girder (6,299)
Destroyed by flood (592)
East Coast Greenway (93)
Girder (11,163)
Have street view (28,880)
Lost (28,382)
Lost 1955 (110)
 Lost during 1950s (855)
New York & New England Railroad (37)
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (528)
Owned by township (3,276)
Plate girder (8,719)
Putnam, Connecticut (7)
Quinebaug River (7)
Rail-to-trail (1,656)
Railroad (16,447)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,505)
Windham County, Connecticut (63)

Update Log 

  • March 23, 2021: New photo from Chester Gehman
  • March 22, 2021: New photos from Chester Gehman
  • December 2, 2018: New photo from Chester Gehman
  • November 28, 2014: New photo from Ian Martin
  • July 24, 2014: New Street View added by Ian Martin

Sources 

  • Ian Martin
  • Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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