Turn-of-River Bridge
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The Turn-of-River Bridge, also known as Old North Stamford Road Bridge, is a lenticular pony truss bridge built by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company in 1892. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1987.
The bridge uses the design patented by William O. Douglas in 1878 for a lens-type truss bridge
. It brings the Old Stamford Road across Rippowam River
.
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.
The bridge uses the design patented by William O. Douglas in 1878 for a lens-type truss bridge
Truss bridge
A truss bridge is a bridge composed of connected elements which may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads. Truss bridges are one of the oldest types of modern bridges...
. It brings the Old Stamford Road across 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....
.