Area less than one acre Architectural style lenticular pony truss Address Stamford, CT 06902, USA Body of water Rippowam River Architect Berlin Iron Bridge Co. | Built 1888 NRHP Reference # 87000801 Opened 1888 Added to NRHP 21 May 1987 | |
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Location Formerly carried Main St. over the Rippowam River, Stamford, Connecticut Similar Quassy Amusement Park, Lake Compounce, Beardsley Zoo, Mystic Aquarium & Institute, Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk | ||
The Main Street Bridge formerly carried Main Street over the Rippowam River (also known as Mill River) just outside downtown Stamford, Connecticut. It was designed and manufactured by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company in 1888. It is a two-span wrought iron lenticular truss bridge, each span 60 feet (18 m) long, although there are supporting piers every 12 feet (3.7 m) feet. The abutments and central pier are cut granite and other stone, faced in concrete.
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987, at which time it was the only lenticular truss bridge on a major artery in the state. The bridge is (as of 2014) only open to pedestrian traffic.
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