Main Street Bridge (Stamford, Connecticut) Explained

Main Street Bridge
Location:Formerly carried Main St. over the Rippowam River, Stamford, Connecticut
Coordinates:41.0539°N -73.5456°W
Built:1888
Architect:Berlin Iron Bridge Company
Architecture:lenticular pony truss
Added:May 21, 1987
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:87000801

The Main Street Bridge formerly carried Main Street over the Rippowam River (also known as Mill River) just outside downtown Stamford, Connecticut. It was designed and manufactured by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company in 1888. It is a two-span wrought iron lenticular truss bridge, each span 60feet long, although there are supporting piers every 12feet feet. The abutments and central pier are cut granite and other stone, faced in concrete.[1]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987, at which time it was the only lenticular truss bridge on a major artery in the state.[1] The bridge is (as of 2014) only open to pedestrian traffic.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=87000801}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Main Street Bridge ]. September 2, 1998 . Stephen Bedford and John Herzan . National Park Service. and