Cornwall Bridge
| Cornwall Bridge | |
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 View of the NRHP listed Cornwall Bridge Railroad Station through an arched span of the Bridge, March 24, 2012 | |
| Coordinates |
41°49′10″N 73°22′22″W / 41.81944°N 73.37278°WCoordinates: 41°49′10″N 73°22′22″W / 41.81944°N 73.37278°W |
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Bridge No. 560 | |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Architect | Connecticut Highway Department; Blakeslee, C.W. & Sons |
| Governing body | State |
| NRHP Reference # | 04001090[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 29, 2004 |
| Carries |
2 lanes of   US 7 / Route 4 |
| Crosses | Housatonic River |
| Locale | Sharon and Cornwall, Connecticut |
| Official name | Bridge No. 560 |
| Maintained by | Connecticut Department of Transportation |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | open spandrel concrete arch |
| Total length | 674 feet (205 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1930 |
The Cornwall Bridge (also known as Bridge No. 560) is a two-lane, concrete arch bridge carrying U.S. Route 7 and Route 4 over the Housatonic River and the Housatonic Railroad in Northwestern Connecticut. It was built in 1930 by C.W. Blakeslee and Sons for the Connecticut Highway Department and consists of 6 open-spandrel arches spanning 674 feet (205 m), and is a fairly large example of concrete open-spandrel construction.[2] The bridge was reconstructed in 1994 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Bridge No. 560". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
External links
Media related to Cornwall Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
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