Amtrak Old Saybrook-Old Lyme Bridge

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Amtrak Old Saybrook-Old Lyme Bridge
Crosses	Connecticut River
Locale	Old Saybrook, Connecticut to Old Lyme, Connecticut
Maintained by	Amtrak
Design	Truss bridge with a bascule span
Clearance below	19 ft (5.8 m) [1]
Completion date	1907[2]
Coordinates	41°18′39″N, 72°20′57″W

The Amtrak Old Saybrook-Old Lyme Bridge is the last crossing of the Connecticut River before it reaches Long Island Sound. It is a Truss bridge with a bascule span, allowing boat traffic to go through. Its tracks are owned by Amtrak and used by trains on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and Shore Line East railroad lines. It can be seen from the Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge (Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1), as well as from various points on Route 154.

Railroad bridge over the Connecticut, Old Saybrook, postcard mailed in 1908

[edit] See also

• List of crossings of the Connecticut River

[edit] External links

• Connecticut River Railroad Bridge in the Structurae database

[edit] References

Crossings of the Connecticut River Upstream Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge Amtrak Old Saybrook-Old Lyme Bridge Downstream Long Island Sound

• Amtrak Old Saybrook-Old Lyme Bridge is at coordinates 41°18′39″N 72°20′57″W / 41.310833, -72.349167 (Amtrak Old Saybrook-Old Lyme Bridge)Coordinates: 41°18′39″N 72°20′57″W / 41.310833, -72.349167 (Amtrak Old Saybrook-Old Lyme Bridge)

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