There have been three bridges at this location. The first bridge was a single-tracked, wooden drawbridge in 1819, which was replaced with a steel swing bridge in 1875.[1]
The current bridge was built in 1984, and is a truss-style swing bridge, providing 13 feet (4.0 m) of vertical clearance when closed.[2]
^Artemel, Janice G. (1983). "New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Mystic River Bridge" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
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Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. CT-26, "New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Mystic River Bridge, Spanning Mystic River between Groton & Stonington, Groton, New London County, CT", 14 photos, 10 data pages, 1 photo caption page
October 31, 2023
mystic, river, railroad, bridge, railroad, bridge, carrying, amtrak, northeast, corridor, over, mystic, river, mystic, connecticut, between, towns, groton, stonington, august, 2010coordinates41, 34889, 97028, 34889, 97028carriesnortheast, corridorcrossesmystic. The Mystic River Railroad Bridge is a railroad bridge carrying Amtrak s Northeast Corridor over the Mystic River in Mystic Connecticut between the towns of Groton and Stonington Mystic River Railroad BridgeMystic River Railroad Bridge in August 2010Coordinates41 20 56 N 71 58 13 W 41 34889 N 71 97028 W 41 34889 71 97028CarriesNortheast CorridorCrossesMystic RiverLocaleGroton and Stonington ConnecticutOfficial nameMystic River BridgeMaintained byAmtrakCharacteristicsDesignSwing bridgeMaterialSteelHistoryOpened1819 first bridge 1875 second bridge 1984 third bridge LocationThere have been three bridges at this location The first bridge was a single tracked wooden drawbridge in 1819 which was replaced with a steel swing bridge in 1875 1 The current bridge was built in 1984 and is a truss style swing bridge providing 13 feet 4 0 m of vertical clearance when closed 2 The two tracks running over the bridge are owned by Amtrak are part of its Northeast Corridor route and are used to operate its Northeast Regional and Acela Express services There is a proposal however to extend Shore Line East Commuter Rail Service from its current terminus in New London to Mystic which would require crossing this bridge The bridge is the easternmost drawbridge on the Amtrak owned Northeast Corridor in Connecticut See also editList of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in ConnecticutReferences edit Artemel Janice G 1983 New York New Haven amp Hartford Railroad Mystic River Bridge PDF Historic American Engineering Record Washington D C Library of Congress Retrieved January 14 2015 Collections amp Research 16 May 2016 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mystic River Railroad Bridge Historic American Engineering Record HAER No CT 26 New York New Haven amp Hartford Railroad Mystic River Bridge Spanning Mystic River between Groton amp Stonington Groton New London County CT 14 photos 10 data pages 1 photo caption page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mystic River Railroad Bridge amp oldid 1056333215, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
