The Turn-of-River Bridge, also known as Old North Stamford Road Bridge, is a single-span lenticular pony truss bridge built by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company in 1892. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1] It formerly brought the Old Stamford Road across the Rippowam River, but is now open only to pedestrian traffic, as the road ends shortly before the bridge.
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| Location | Old N. Stamford Rd. at Rippowam River, Stamford, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°6′47″N 73°32′42.5″W / 41.11306°N 73.545139°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1892 |
| Architect | Berlin Iron Bridge Co. |
| Architectural style | Lenticular pony truss |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000798[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 31, 1987 |
The bridge uses the design patented by William O. Douglas in 1878 for a lens-type truss bridge, and is built out of wrought and cast iron, with pin connections, and has a concrete deck. It rests on stone abutments, and has a total span of 53 feet (16 m). It is one of only about twenty lenticular truss bridges remaining in the state.[2] It is now open only to pedestrian traffic.
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Steven Bedford (August 25, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Turn-of-River Bridge / Old North Stamford Road Bridge". National Park Service. and Accompanying nine photos, from 1986
External links
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- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. CT-192, "Turn-of-River Bridge, Spanning Rippowam River on Old North Stamford Road, Stamford, Fairfield County, CT", 1 measured drawing, 8 data pages
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