Pine Creek Park Bridge Explained

Pine Creek Park Bridge
Location:Over Pine Creek; north of Old Dam Road, Fairfield, Connecticut
Coordinates:41.1253°N -73.2633°W
Built:1872
Architect:Keystone Bridge Co.; Linville, J.H.
Architecture:Pratt pony truss bridge
Added:April 8, 1992
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:92000263

The Pine Creek Park Bridge, also known as the Mill Hill Road Bridge, is a Pratt pony truss bridge in Fairfield, Connecticut. Built in 1872, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. It is 54feet in length, and is located in conservation land on Pine Creek, having been moved there in 1979 from its original location on Mill Hill Road. It is significant as a rare example of an early iron bridge, from an era when bridge designs were changing and unsettled. It was produced by the Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is one of few surviving ones made by its engineer J. H. Linville.[1]

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  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=92000263}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Pine Creek Park Bridge / Mill Hill Road Bridge ]. June 11, 1991 . Bruce Clouette and Matthew Roth . National Park Service. and