The Bridge Street Bridge is a crossing for
Route 140
Route 140 or Highway 140 may refer to:
Australia
* Hamilton Highway
Canada
* New Brunswick Route 140
* Ontario Highway 140
* Prince Edward Island Route 140
Costa Rica
* National Route 140 (Costa Rica), National Route 140
Germany
* Bundesautoba ...
over the
Connecticut River
The Connecticut River is the longest river in the New England region of the United States, flowing roughly southward for through four states. It rises 300 yards (270 m) south of the U.S. border with Quebec, Canada, and discharges at Long Island ...
, connecting the towns of
Windsor Locks and
East Windsor. The current bridge was completed in 1992.
The previous bridge at this location was a 7-span through Pratt truss built in 1921.
Before that there was a suspension bridge built in 1886.
[HAER data page 2] Originally, there was a ferry secured to a mid-river pier.
History
Starting in 1855, there was a ferry tied to a pier in the river to prevent it from being washed downstream.
This was succeeded in 1886 with a suspension bridge built by the Windsor Locks and Warehouse Point Bridge and Ferry Company.
The second bridge was a 7-span through
Pratt truss
A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements (typically straight) may be stressed from tension, compression, or ...
structure completed in 1921.
Each span was approximately long, consisting of six panels for a total of approximately between abutments, and a curb-to-curb width.
The design load limit was , though this was reduced to in 1977.
The truss structure was built by the Berlin Construction Company, directly north of the previous bridge.
[HAER data page 3]
The Berlin Construction Company was the historical successor to the Berlin Iron Bridge Company, earlier named the Corrugated Metal Company, which was established in 1868 as the American Corrugated Iron Company.
This company, in one guise or another, built many bridges in southern New England, and perhaps beyond. It changed its name to Berlin Iron Bridge Company in 1883.
It was purchased in 1900 by the American Bridge Company.
When this happened, 3 of the executives formed the Berlin Construction Company, currently (as of 1988) active as the Berlin Steel Construction Company.
The current (third) bridge is a highway bridge completed in 1992.
See also
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List of crossings of the Connecticut River
This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Connecticut River from its mouth at Long Island Sound upstream to its source at the Connecticut Lakes. The list includes current road and rail crossings, as well as ferries carrying a state hig ...
References
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Connecticut River
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Warehouse Point railroad bridge
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Dexter Coffin Bridge
The Dexter Coffin Bridge is a crossing for Interstate 91 over the Connecticut River north of Hartford, Connecticut, connecting the towns of Windsor Locks, Connecticut and East Windsor, Connecticut. It can be seen from the Windsor Locks Amtrak ...
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