Historic Bridges
of the United States
Saugatuck River Bridge
Fairfield County
,
Connecticut
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Overview
Swing through truss bridge over Saugatuck River on CT 136 in Westport
Location
Westport
,
Fairfield County
,
Connecticut
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1884 by the Union Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1993
Builder
-
Union Bridge Co.
Design
Swing Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 69.9 ft.
Total length: 287.1 ft.
Deck width: 19.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.9 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 12, 1987
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.12272, -73.36903
(decimal degrees)
41°07'22" N, 73°22'09" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
CT 1349
(Connecticut bridge number)
NRHP 87000126
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 12086
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 12/2006)
Deck condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 58.6
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2005)
16,000
Categories
19th Century
(1,784)
Built 1884
(52)
Built during 1880s
(499)
Connecticut
(215)
Fairfield County, Connecticut
(62)
Functionally obsolete
(5,080)
Movable
(858)
NR-listed
(1,486)
Open
(21,701)
Owned by state
(6,589)
Pratt truss
(1,503)
Span length 50-75 feet
(4,682)
Swing
(269)
Through truss
(5,339)
Total length 250-500 feet
(2,122)
Truss
(15,931)
Union Bridge Co.
(9)
Westport, Connecticut
(6)
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