Main Street Bridge (Stamford, Connecticut)

United States historic place


Main Street Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	Formerly carried Main St. over the Rippowam River, Stamford, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°3′14″N 73°32′44″W / 41.05389°N 73.54556°W / 41.05389; -73.54556
Area	less than one acre
Built	1888
Architect	Berlin Iron Bridge Company
Architectural style	lenticular pony truss
NRHP reference No.	87000801
Added to NRHP	May 21, 1987

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 60 feet (18 m) long, although there are supporting piers every 12 feet (3.7 m) feet. The abutments and central pier are cut granite and other stone, faced in concrete.

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. The bridge is (as of 2014) only open to pedestrian traffic.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Stephen Bedford and John Herzan (September 2, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Main Street Bridge". National Park Service. and Accompanying eight photos from 1986

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