Washington Avenue Bridge

Washington Ave. over Mad River, Waterbury, Connecticut. County/parish: New Haven.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 12, 2001. NRIS 01000354.

1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • Bridge No. 4534

From Wikipedia:

Washington Avenue Bridge (Waterbury, Connecticut)

The Washington Avenue Bridge is a historic lenticular truss bridge carrying Washington Avenue over the Mad River in Waterbury, Connecticut. Built in 1881, it is the oldest known surviving example of a lenticular pony truss bridge built by the Corrugated Metal Company, later known as the Berlin Iron Bridge Company, a prolific bridge maker in New England of the late 19th century. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132355602

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