Saugatuck River Bridge

CT 136, Westport, Connecticut. County/parish: Fairfield.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 12, 1987. NRIS 87000126.

1 contributing structure.

From Wikipedia:

Saugatuck River Bridge

The Saugatuck River Bridge is a bridge in Connecticut carrying Route 136 over the Saugatuck River in Westport. The bridge, built in 1884, is the oldest surviving movable bridge in Connecticut and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The total length of the bridge is 87.5 metres (287 ft) with a deck width of 6.1 metres (20 ft) and a minimum vertical clearance of 2.1 metres (6.9 ft) above the river. The bridge carries an average of about 16,000 vehicles per day. In 2007, the bridge was named the William F. Cribari Memorial Bridge.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132354055

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