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Total Bridges Found: 28

 Bridge Name HSR Rating Facility Carried / Feature Intersected LocationStructure Type Structure DimensionsConstruction Date / Builder or Contractor DescriptionThumbnail
Burr Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Burr Street Over Merritt Parkway (CT-15) Murray: Fairfield County, Connecticut Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 82 ft
Main Span Length: 72 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 1
1939 By: Daniel Deering Construction Company of Norwalk, Connecticut One of the individually unique and beautiful bridges crossing one of the most important historic highways in the country.Click to visit page.
Byram Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Byram Road Over Railroad (Metro North) East Port Chester: Fairfield County, Connecticut Non-Historic, Fixed Total Length: 74.2 ft
Main Span Length: 70 ft
Roadway Width: 17.4 ft
Main Spans: 1
1994 By: Unknown Do not be tricked by this modern bridge trying to look like an old 1892 bridge!Click to visit page.
Clinton Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Clinton Avenue Over Merritt Parkway (CT-15) Westport: Fairfield County, Connecticut Metal Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 93 ft
Main Span Length: 88 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 1
1940 By: Mariani Construction Company of New Haven, Connecticut One of the individually unique and beautiful bridges crossing one of the most important historic highways in the country.Click to visit page.
Congress Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Congress Street Over Merritt Parkway (CT-15) Fairfield: Fairfield County, Connecticut Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 72 ft
Main Span Length: 63 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 1
1938 By: Edward E. Bray Construction Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut One of the individually unique and beautiful bridges crossing one of the most important historic highways in the country.Click to visit page.
East Rocks Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. East Rocks Road Over Merritt Parkway (CT-15) Norwalk: Fairfield County, Connecticut Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 79 ft
Main Span Length: 72 ft
Roadway Width: 26.6 ft
Main Spans: 1
1938 By: Mariani Construction Company of New Haven, Connecticut One of the individually unique and beautiful bridges crossing one of the most important historic highways in the country.Click to visit page.
Grumman Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Grumman Avenue Over Merritt Parkway (CT-15) Norwalk: Fairfield County, Connecticut Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 69 ft
Main Span Length: 63.3 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 1
1938 By: New Haven Construction Company of New Haven, Connecticut One of the individually unique and beautiful bridges crossing one of the most important historic highways in the country.Click to visit page.
Guinea Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Guinea Road Over Merritt Parkway (CT-15) Stamford: Fairfield County, Connecticut Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 100 ft
Main Span Length: 80 ft
Roadway Width: 31.5 ft
Main Spans: 1
1937 By: Paul Bacco Construction Company of Stamford, Connecticut One of the individually unique and beautiful bridges crossing one of the most important historic highways in the country.Click to visit page.
Lapham Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Lapham Road Over Merritt Parkway (CT-15) New Canaan: Fairfield County, Connecticut Non-Historic, Fixed Total Length: 73.2 ft
Main Span Length: 62 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 1
1937 By: Unknown This Merritt Parkway bridge is not historic and it replaced a previous historic Merritt Parkway bridge.Click to visit page.
Long Ridge Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Merritt Parkway (CT-15) Over Long Ridge Road (CT-104) Stamford: Fairfield County, Connecticut Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 58 ft
Main Span Length: 51.8 ft
Roadway Width: 60 ft
Main Spans: 1
1936 By: Paul Bacco Construction Company of Stamford, Connecticut One of the individually unique and beautiful bridges located on one of the most important historic highways in the country.Click to visit page.
Madison Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Madison Avenue Over Merritt Parkway (CT-15) Bridgeport: Fairfield County, Connecticut Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 81 ft
Main Span Length: 79.8 ft
Roadway Width: 30.2 ft
Main Spans: 1
1939 By: Mariani Construction Company of New Haven, Connecticut One of the individually unique and beautiful bridges crossing one of the most important historic highways in the country.Click to visit page.
Marvin Ridge Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Marvin Ridge Road Over Merritt Parkway (CT-15) Norwalk: Fairfield County, Connecticut Non-Historic, Fixed Total Length: 73.2 ft
Main Span Length: 66.9 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 1
1937 By: Unknown This Merritt Parkway bridge is not historic and it replaced a previous historic Merritt Parkway bridge.Click to visit page.
Merwins Lane Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Merwins Lane Over Merritt Parkway (CT-15) Fairfield: Fairfield County, Connecticut Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 155 ft
Main Span Length: 34 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 2
1940 By: Peter Mitchell Construction Company of Greenwich, Connecticut One of the individually unique and beautiful bridges crossing one of the most important historic highways in the country.Click to visit page.
Metro North Bridge
New York, New Haven and Harford Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Metro North) Over Merritt Parkway (CT-15) Talmadge Hill: Fairfield County, Connecticut Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 77 ft
Main Span Length: 32.2 ft
Roadway Width: 16 ft
Main Spans: 2
1937 By: Paul Bacco Construction Company of Stamford, Connecticut One of the individually unique and beautiful bridges crossing one of the most important historic highways in the country.Click to visit page.
Morehouse Drive Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Morehouse Drive Over Merritt Parkway (CT-15) Fairfield: Fairfield County, Connecticut Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 85 ft
Main Span Length: 36 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 2
1940 By: Edward E. Bray Construction Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut One of the individually unique and beautiful bridges crossing one of the most important historic highways in the country.Click to visit page.
Newfield Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Newfield Avenue Over Merritt Parkway (CT-15) Stamford: Fairfield County, Connecticut Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 71 ft
Main Span Length: 62 ft
Roadway Width: 30.2 ft
Main Spans: 1
1937 By: Mariani Construction Company of New Haven, Connecticut One of the individually unique and beautiful bridges crossing one of the most important historic highways in the country.Click to visit page.
Newtown Turnpike Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Newtown Turnpike Over Merritt Parkway (CT-15) Westport: Fairfield County, Connecticut Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 115.2 ft
Main Span Length: 45 ft
Roadway Width: 41 ft
Main Spans: 2
1939 By: Louis J. Bacco Construction Company of Stamford, Connecticut One of the individually unique and beautiful bridges crossing one of the most important historic highways in the country.Click to visit page.
North Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. North Avenue Over Merritt Parkway (CT-15) Westport: Fairfield County, Connecticut Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 66.9 ft
Main Span Length: 63.8 ft
Roadway Width: 26.2 ft
Main Spans: 1
1939 By: Peter Mitchell Construction Company of Greenwich, Connecticut One of the individually unique and beautiful bridges crossing one of the most important historic highways in the country.Click to visit page.
Park Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Park Avenue Over Merritt Parkway (CT-15) Fairfield: Fairfield County, Connecticut Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 90 ft
Main Span Length: 90 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 1
1940 By: Mariani Construction Company of New Haven, Connecticut One of the individually unique and beautiful bridges crossing one of the most important historic highways in the country.Click to visit page.
Plattsville Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Plattsville Road Over Merritt Parkway (CT-15) Trumbull: Fairfield County, Connecticut Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 76 ft
Main Span Length: 74.7 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 1
1939 By: Mariani Construction Company of New Haven, Connecticut One of the individually unique and beautiful bridges crossing one of the most important historic highways in the country.Click to visit page.
Ponus Ridge Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Ponus Ridge Road Over Merritt Parkway (CT-15) Norwalk: Fairfield County, Connecticut Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 73.2 ft
Main Span Length: 59 ft
Roadway Width: 30.2 ft
Main Spans: 1
1937 By: Mariani Construction Company of New Haven, Connecticut One of the individually unique and beautiful bridges crossing one of the most important historic highways in the country.Click to visit page.
Redding Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Redding Road Over Merritt Parkway (CT-15) Fairfield: Fairfield County, Connecticut Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 72 ft
Main Span Length: 72 ft
Roadway Width: 26.9 ft
Main Spans: 1
1939 By: Peter Mitchell Construction Company of Greenwich, Connecticut One of the individually unique and beautiful bridges crossing one of the most important historic highways in the country.Click to visit page.
Riverside Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Riverside Avenue Over Railroad (Metro-North) Riverside: Fairfield County, Connecticut Metal 15 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 171 ft
Main Span Length: 164 ft
Roadway Width: 20.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1871 By: Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania As a cast iron bridge, this ornate truss is one of the rarest types of bridges in the country.Click to visit page.
Sandy Hook Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Dayton Street Over Pootatuck River Sandy Hook: Fairfield County, Connecticut Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 189 ft
Main Span Length: 189 ft
Main Spans: 1
1890 By: Dean and Westbrook of New York, New York A rare, classic example of a bridge fabricated by the Phoenix Bridge Company and erected by Dean and Westbrook.Click to visit page.
South Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. South Avenue (CT-124) Over Merritt Parkway (CT-15) New Canaan: Fairfield County, Connecticut Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 79 ft
Main Span Length: 68 ft
Roadway Width: 45 ft
Main Spans: 1
1937 By: Daniel Deering Construction Company of Norwalk, Connecticut One of the individually unique and beautiful bridges crossing one of the most important historic highways in the country.Click to visit page.
Sport Hill Road Bridge
Easton Turnpike Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Sport Hill Road (Easton Turnpike, CT-59) Over Merritt Parkway (CT-15) Plattsville: Fairfield County, Connecticut Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 81 ft
Main Span Length: 78 ft
Roadway Width: 48 ft
Main Spans: 1
1936 By: Unknown One of the individually unique and beautiful bridges crossing one of the most important historic highways in the country.Click to visit page.
West Rocks Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. West Rocks Road Over Merritt Parkway (CT-15) Norwalk: Fairfield County, Connecticut Metal Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 90 ft
Main Span Length: 75 ft
Roadway Width: 27.6 ft
Main Spans: 1
1938 By: Paul Bacco Construction Company of Stamford, Connecticut One of the individually unique and beautiful bridges crossing one of the most important historic highways in the country.Click to visit page.
White Oak Shade Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. White Oak Shade Road Over Merritt Parkway (CT-15) Norwalk: Fairfield County, Connecticut Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 78 ft
Main Span Length: 68 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 1
1938 By: M. A. Gammino Construction Company of Providence, Rhode Island One of the individually unique and beautiful bridges crossing one of the most important historic highways in the country.Click to visit page.
Wire Mill Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Wire Mill Road Over Merritt Parkway (CT-15) Stamford: Fairfield County, Connecticut Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed Total Length: 76 ft
Main Span Length: 67 ft
Roadway Width: 30.2 ft
Main Spans: 1
1938 By: Paul Bacco Construction Company of Stamford, Connecticut One of the individually unique and beautiful bridges crossing one of the most important historic highways in the country.Click to visit page.

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