Historic Bridges
of the United States
Housatonic River Bridge
Fairfield County
,
Connecticut
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Overview
Through truss bridge over Housatonic River on CT 816 (Glen Road) in Newtown
Location
Fairfield County
,
Connecticut
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1986
Design
Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 299.9 ft.
Total length: 308.1 ft.
Deck width: 28.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.44167, -73.26500
(decimal degrees)
41°26'30" N, 73°15'54" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
CT 507
(Connecticut bridge number)
BH 12061
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 11/2004)
Deck condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 53.3
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2002)
2,400
Categories
Built 1936
(481)
Built during 1930s
(5,105)
Connecticut
(215)
Fairfield County, Connecticut
(62)
Housatonic River
(22)
Open
(21,538)
Owned by state
(6,496)
Parker truss
(404)
Span length 250-500 feet
(564)
Structurally deficient
(10,771)
Through truss
(5,175)
Total length 250-500 feet
(2,074)
Truss
(15,706)
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