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The Main Street Bridge formerly carried Main Street over the Rippowam River (also known as Mill River) just outside downtown Stamford, Connecticut. It was designed and manufactured by the
Berlin Iron Bridge Company The Berlin Iron Bridge Company was a Berlin, Connecticut company that built iron bridges and buildings that were supported by iron. It is credited as the architect of numerous bridges and buildings now listed on the U.S. National Register of Hi ...
in 1888. It is a two-span wrought iron lenticular truss bridge, each span long, although there are supporting piers every feet. The abutments and central pier are cut granite and other stone, faced in concrete. and The bridge was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1987, at which time it was the only lenticular truss bridge on a major artery in the state. The bridge is (as of 2014) only open to pedestrian traffic.


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National Register of Historic Places listings in Stamford, Connecticut This is a list of the properties and historic districts in Stamford, Connecticut that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordin ...
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List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut This is a list of bridges and tunnels on the National Register of Historic Places in the U.S. state of Connecticut. References {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Bridges On The National Register Of Historic Places In Connecticut Connecticut Bridges ...


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Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut Bridges completed in 1888 Bridges in Fairfield County, Connecticut Buildings and structures in Stamford, Connecticut National Register of Historic Places in Fairfield County, Connecticut Wrought iron bridges in the United States {{Connecticut-bridge-struct-stub