Saugatuck River Railroad Bridge Explained

Saugatuck River Railroad Bridge
Location:	Westport, Connecticut
Coordinates:	41.1194°N -73.3689°W
Built:	1905
Architecture:	Deck Girder, Bascule
Added:	June 12, 1987
Mpsub:	Movable Railroad Bridges on the NE Corridor in Connecticut TR
Refnum:	87000846

The Saugatuck River Railroad Bridge, also known as Saugatuck River Bridge, is a railroad bridge carrying trackage of Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line over the Saugatuck River in Westport, Connecticut. It is one of eight moveable bridges on the Amtrak Northeast Corridor route through Connecticut. It was built in 1905 for the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. The bridge is a single leaf Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge.^[1]

Amtrak was awarded up to $23.2 million in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds in November 2023 for early design of a replacement for the span. Amtrak will contribute an additional $1.6 million, while the state of Connecticut will provide $4.2 million.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• Saugatuck River Bridge, a road bridge which is also NRHP-listed
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairfield County, Connecticut
• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=87000846}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Saugatuck River Railroad Bridge / Saugatuck River Bridge ]. August 10, 1977 . Anne Baggerman . National Park Service. and
2. Web site: FY 2022-2023 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program for the Northeast Corridor (FSP-NEC) Selections: Project Summaries . November 6, 2023 . Federal Railroad Administration.
3. November 6, 2023 . FACT SHEET: President Biden Advances Vision for World Class Passenger Rail by Delivering Billions in New Funding . The White House.