Main Street Bridge (Stamford, Connecticut)

Main Street Bridge (Stamford, Connecticut)
Main Street Bridge
Main Street Bridge (Stamford, Connecticut) is located in Connecticut
Location: Carries Main St. over the Rippowam River, Stamford, Connecticut
Coordinates: 41°3′14″N 73°32′44″W / 41.05389°N 73.54556°W / 41.05389; -73.54556Coordinates: 41°3′14″N 73°32′44″W / 41.05389°N 73.54556°W / 41.05389; -73.54556
Area: less than one acre
Built: 1888
Architect: Berlin Iron Bridge Company
Architectural style: lenticular pony truss
Governing body: Local
NRHP Reference#: 87000801[1]
Added to NRHP: May 21, 1987

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.[1]

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.[2]:11

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