Pequonnock River Railroad Bridge

AMTRAK Right-of-way at Pequonnock River, Bridgeport, Connecticut. County/parish: Fairfield.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 12, 1987. NRIS 87000843.

1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • Pequonnock River Bridge

From Wikipedia:

Pequonnock River Railroad Bridge

The Pequonnock River Railroad Bridge is a railroad drawbridge (movable bridge) over the Pequonnock River in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Owned by the State of Connecticut and maintained and operated by both Amtrak and Metro-North Railroad, it is also referred to as Pequonnock River Bridge, PECK Bridge, and Undergrade Bridge 55.90 (the mileage from Grand Central Terminal). Currently the bridge is part of the Northeast Corridor line, carrying rail traffic of Amtrak and Metro-North, as well as freight trains operated by the Providence & Worcester Railroad.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132353053

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