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Warehouse Point railroad bridge

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Crosses
  
Connecticut River

Body of water
  
Connecticut River

Location
  
Enfield

Construction end
  
1866 (rebuilt 1903)

Warehouse Point railroad bridge

Carries
  
Amtrak New Haven-Springfield Line

Locale
  
Enfield and Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut

Design
  
girder bridge with a truss main span

Bridge type
  
Truss bridge, Girder bridge

Similar
  
Enfield–Suffield Covered Bridge, Enfield–Suffield Veterans Bridge, Calvin Coolidge Bridge, Bulkeley Bridge, Canalside Rail Trail Bridge

The Warehouse Point railroad bridge is a girder bridge with a truss main span crossing over the Connecticut River between. Enfield, Connecticut and Suffield, Connecticut. It carries Amtrak's New Haven-Springfield Line. The bridge has spaces for two tracks, but only one is connected to the mainline. It is one of few iron bridges erected in the United States before the end of the American Civil War.

History

A wooden Howe truss railroad bridge was originally constructed in 1843 at this site by the Hartford and Springfield Railroad Company. In 1865-66, a new bridge (designed by James Laurie) was constructed to replace the old one. The bridge was built in sections in England and shipped to the United States. The pieces were then riveted together on site. The bridge was rebuilt and double-tracked in 1903-04.

References

Warehouse Point railroad bridge Wikipedia