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Old Saybrook - Old Lyme Railroad Bridge

Primary Photographer(s): Nathan Holth

Bridge Documented: August 27, 2019

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Facility Carried / Feature Intersected
Railroad (Amtrak, Northeast Corridor, and Shore Line East) Over Connecticut River

Location
Old Lyme and Old Saybrook: Middlesex County, Connecticut: United States

Structure Type
Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Metal 14 Panel Pin-Connected Baltimore Through Truss,

Construction Date and Builder / Engineer
1907 By Builder/Contractor: Unknown and Engineer/Design: Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois

Rehabilitation Date
Not Available or Not Applicable

Main Span Length
158.0 Feet (48.2 Meters)

Structure Length
1,570.0 Feet (478.5 Meters)

Roadway Width
Not Available

Spans
1 Main Span(s) and 7 Approach Span(s)

Inventory Number
Not Applicable

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This bridge's future is at risk!

Bridge Status: This historic bridge is slated for demolition and replacement!

This bridge is one of the finest and earliest surviving Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridges and is complimented by a long series of pin-connected truss spans. Lengths given are estimates.

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