Turn-of-River Bridge explained

Turn-of-River Bridge
Location:Old N. Stamford Rd. at Rippowam River, Stamford, Connecticut
Coordinates:41.1131°N -73.5451°W
Built:1892
Architect:Berlin Iron Bridge Co.
Architecture:Lenticular pony truss
Added:July 31, 1987
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:87000798

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. 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.

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 53feet. It is one of only about twenty lenticular truss bridges remaining in the state.[1] It is now open only to pedestrian traffic.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=87000798}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Turn-of-River Bridge / Old North Stamford Road Bridge ]. August 25, 1986 . Steven Bedford . National Park Service. and