Merritt Parkway Bridges

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The 69 original bridges of the Merritt Parkway were designed by George L. Dunkelberger. Each bridge had a unique design that represented various 1930s architectural styles, such as Art Deco, Art Moderne, French Renaissance, Gothic, Neoclassicism, and Rustic. Some of the bridges have been reconstructed in recent years, and three of the original bridges have been torn down and replaced. The presence of these artistic bridges is one of the reasons that the Merritt Parkway has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Below is a list of the bridges that cross over the Merritt Parkway and another list of bridges that the Merritt Parkway uses to cross over another road or major waterway. The lists are arranged from south to north.

1 Bridges crossing over the Merritt Parkway
2 Bridges carrying the Merritt Parkway
3 References

[edit] Bridges crossing over the Merritt Parkway

Bridge No.	Carries	Location	Built	Notes
695	Round Hill Road	MP 3.48, Greenwich	1935
696	Lake Avenue	MP 4.69, Greenwich	1940
697	North Street	MP 5.65, Greenwich	1937 (reconstructed 1993)
699	Stanwich Road	MP 7.44, Greenwich	1936 (reconstructed 1990)
700	Guinea Road	MP 8.11, Stamford	1937
702	Riverbank Road	MP 8.60, Stamford	1937
704	Wire Mill Road	MP 9.91, Stamford	1938
707	Newfield Avenue	MP 11.34, Stamford	1937 (reconstructed 1995)
708	Ponus Ridge Road	MP 12.29, New Canaan	1937
710	Metro-North railroad bridge	MP 13.32, New Canaan	1937
711	Lapham Road	MP 13.55, New Canaan	1989	Original 1937 bridge replaced
712	South Avenue (Route 124)	MP 14.14, New Canaan	1937 (reconstructed 1997)
713	White Oak Shade Road	MP 14.71, New Canaan	1938 (reconstructed 1991)
714	Marvin Ridge Road	MP 15.13, New Canaan	1989	Original 1937 bridge replaced
716	Comstock Hill Avenue	MP 16.53, Norwalk	1938 (reconstructed 1989)
722	West Rocks Road	MP 18.08, Norwalk	1938 (reconstructed 1986)
723	East Rocks Road	MP 18.48, Norwalk	1938
724	Grumman Avenue	MP 18.97, Norwalk	1938 (reconstructed 1997)
726	Newtown Turnpike	MP 20.24, Westport	1939
729	Clinton Avenue	MP 21.30, Westport	1940
732	North Avenue	MP 22.46, Westport	1939
735	Merwins Lane	MP 24.23, Fairfield	1940
736	Redding Road	MP 24.71, Fairfield	1939
737	Congress Street	MP 25.22, Fairfield	1938
739	Burr Street	MP 25.97, Fairfield	1939 (reconstructed 1994)
742	Morehouse Highway	MP 27.75, Fairfield	1939
744	Easton Turnpike (Route 59)	MP 28.53, Fairfield	1936 (reconstructed 1995)
745	Park Avenue	MP 29.23, Trumbull	1940
746	Plattsville Road	Trumbull	1939
747	Madison Avenue	MP 30.00, Trumbull	1939
748	Main Street (Route 111)	MP 30.58, Trumbull	1936 (reconstructed 2003)
749	Frenchtown Road	MP 31.04, Trumbull	1942
	Route 25 south to Route 15 north ramp	MP 32.10, Trumbull	1981	Not on NRHP
	Route 25 south	MP 32.16, Trumbull	1981	Not on NRHP
	Route 25 north	MP 32.19, Trumbull	1981	Not on NRHP
	Route 25 north to Route 15 south ramp	MP 32.35, Trumbull	1981	Not on NRHP
751	Rocky Hill Road (abandoned)	MP 32.40, Trumbull	1935
	Nichols Avenue (Route 108)	MP 33.73, Trumbull	1983	Original 1940 bridge replaced Not on NRHP
	Route 15 north to Route 8 north ramp	MP 34.13, Trumbull	1984	Not on NRHP
	Route 15 south to Route 8 south ramp	MP 34.15, Trumbull	1984	Not on NRHP
759	James Farm Road	MP 36.06, Stratford	1940

[edit] Bridges carrying the Merritt Parkway

Bridge No.	Crosses over	Location	Built	Notes
692	Byram River	MP 1.63, Greenwich	1934 (reconstructed 1997)
	Riversville Road	MP 1.78, Greenwich	1988	Original 1935 bridge replaced Not on NRHP
693	Glenville Water Company Road (private)	MP 2.31, Greenwich	1935
694	Converse Pond Brook	Greenwich	1935
698	Taconic Road	MP 6.30, Greenwich	1936
701	Mianus River	MP 8.26, Stamford	1937
703	Long Ridge Road (Route 104)	MP 9.47, Stamford	1936
705	Rippowam River	MP 10.12, Stamford	1936
706	High Ridge Road (Route 137)	MP 10.66, Stamford	1937 (reconstructed 1994)
709	Old Stamford Road (Route 106)	MP 13.24, New Canaan	1937 (reconstructed 1994)
	Five Mile River	MP 14.87, New Canaan	1937 (reconstructed 1975)	Not on NRHP
715	New Canaan Avenue (Route 123)	MP 15.87, Norwalk	1937 (reconstructed 1995)
717	Silvermine Avenue	MP 16.75, Norwalk	1938
718	Silvermine River	MP 16.77, Norwalk	1958	Original 1938 bridge replaced Not on NRHP
719	Perry Avenue	MP 17.11, Norwalk	1936
	U.S. Route 7	MP 17.30, Norwalk	1991	Not on NRHP
720	Metro North railroad bridge	MP 17.46, Norwalk	1937
721	Norwalk River	MP 17.51, Norwalk	1938 (reconstructed 1988)
530	Main Avenue (SR 719)	MP 17.58, Norwalk	1938
725	Chestnut Hill Road (Route 53)	MP 19.56, Norwalk	1937
727	Wilton Road (Route 33)	MP 20.64, Westport	1935 (reconstructed 1989)
728	Saugatuck River	MP 21.07, Westport	1938 (reconstructed 1990)
730	Weston Road (Route 57)	MP 21.57, Westport	1938 (reconstructed 1994)
731	Easton Road (Route 136)	MP 21.74, Westport	1938 (reconstructed 1994)
733	Bayberry Lane	MP 23.08, Westport	1939
734	Cross Highway	MP 23.58, Fairfield	1938
738	Hillside Road	MP 25.44, Fairfield	1940
740	Black Rock Turnpike (Route 58)	MP 27.03, Fairfield	1938
741	Cricker Brook	MP 27.09, Fairfield	1940	Minor structure Not on NRHP
743	Mill River	MP 28.05, Fairfield	1940
750	Reservoir Avenue	MP 31.89, Trumbull	1939
752	Pequonnock River	MP 32.43, Trumbull	1993	Original 1935 bridge replaced
753	White Plains Road (Route 127)	MP 32.75, Trumbull	1934 (reconstructed 1990)
754	Unity Road	MP 33.03, Trumbull	1940 (reconstructed 1997)
	Route 8	MP 34.14, Trumbull	1983	Not on NRHP
756	Huntington Road	MP 34.84, Stratford	1940
757	Cutspring Road	MP 35.34, Stratford	1940
758	Pumpkin Brook	MP 35.57, Stratford	1941	Minor structure Not on NRHP
760	Main Street (Route 110)	MP 36.87, Stratford	1940 (reconstructed 1997)