Main Street Bridge (Stamford, Connecticut)
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The Main Street Bridge in Stamford, Connecticut
carries Main Street over the Rippowam River
(also known as Mill River). It was built in 1888. It was designed and manufactured by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1987.
By 1981 it was "Connecticut's only wrought-iron lenticular truss remaining on a major artery in an urban center" and one of only 17 pony truss bridges in the state.
Stamford, Connecticut
Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 122,643, making it the fourth largest city in the state and the eighth largest city in New England...
carries Main Street over the Rippowam River
Rippowam River
The Rippowam River is a river in Fairfield County, Connecticut. It drains a watershed area of and flows for from Ridgefield to Long Island Sound, which it enters in Stamford's harbor....
(also known as Mill River). It was built in 1888. It was designed and manufactured by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1987.
By 1981 it was "Connecticut's only wrought-iron lenticular truss remaining on a major artery in an urban center" and one of only 17 pony truss bridges in the state.