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VTR - New Haven River Bridge

Addison County, Vermont

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VTR - New Haven River Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Quiet

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BH Photo #296596

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Facts 

Overview
Double Intersection Warren Deck truss bridge over New Haven River on Vermont Railway
Location
Addison County, Vermont
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1896 by Edgemoor Bridge Works, rehabilitated 2011
Builder
- Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware
Railroads
- Rutland Railroad (RUT)
- Vermont Railway (VTR)
Design
2 span Double-intersection Warren deck truss with a deck plate girder approach
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 152.9 ft.
Total length: 330.0 ft.
Also called
Vermont Railway Bridge No. 243
Rutland Railway Bridge No. 243
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.06147, -73.17668   (decimal degrees)
44°03'41" N, 73°10'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/646032/4880316 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Middlebury
Inventory number
BH 62067 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,954)
Addison County, Vermont (35)
Built 1896 (281)
Built during 1890s (3,077)
Deck girder (6,086)
Deck truss (1,847)
Double-intersection Warren deck truss (92)
Double-intersection Warren truss (465)
Edge Moor Bridge Works (80)
Girder (10,805)
Open (40,328)
 Owned by railroad (13,088)
Plate girder (8,426)
Railroad (16,165)
Riveted (2,255)
Rutland Railroad (49)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,321)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,374)
Truss (34,202)
Vermont (654)
Vermont Railway (27)

Update Log 

  • October 1, 2014: Updated by Michael Quiet: Added truss type
  • July 29, 2014: Added by Ian Martin

Sources 

  • Ian Martin
  • Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com
  • VTrans - Bridge Inspection Photos (06/2014)
  • VTrans - Original Construction Plans

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