Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Providence-Worcester Railroad Bridge

Facts

Overview: Swing through truss bridge over the Connecticut River on the Connecticut Central Railroad in Middletown
Location: Middlesex County, Connecticut
Status: Closed to all traffic
History: Built 1910
Design: Swing Double-intersection Warren through truss
Dimensions: Total length: 1,180.2 ft.
Inventory numbers: CT 639 (Connecticut bridge number)
BH 12149 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 61,600

Connecticut Central Railroad Bridge

Posted September 5, 2007, by Howard Shubs (howard [at] shubs [dot] net)

If this is the bridge I think it is, just downstream from the Arrigoni Bridge, it's NOT open to traffic. On Wikipedia, it's known as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence_%26_Worcester_railroad_bridge