Turn-of-River Bridge

The Turn-of-River Bridge, also known as Old North Stamford Road Bridge, is a single-span lenticular pony truss bridge built by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company in 1892. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1] It formerly brought the Old Stamford Road across the Rippowam River, but is now open only to pedestrian traffic, as the road ends shortly before the bridge.

Turn-of-River Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Old N. Stamford Rd. at Rippowam River, Stamford, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°6′47″N 73°32′42.5″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1892
Architect	Berlin Iron Bridge Co.
Architectural style	Lenticular pony truss
NRHP reference No.	87000798[1]
Added to NRHP	July 31, 1987

The bridge uses the design patented by William O. Douglas in 1878 for a lens-type truss bridge, and is built out of wrought and cast iron, with pin connections, and has a concrete deck. It rests on stone abutments, and has a total span of 53 feet (16 m). It is one of only about twenty lenticular truss bridges remaining in the state.[2] It is now open only to pedestrian traffic.

See also

• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Connecticut
• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Stamford, Connecticut

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Steven Bedford (August 25, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Turn-of-River Bridge / Old North Stamford Road Bridge". National Park Service. and Accompanying nine photos, from 1986

External links

• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. CT-192, "Turn-of-River Bridge, Spanning Rippowam River on Old North Stamford Road, Stamford, Fairfield County, CT", 1 measured drawing, 8 data pages