South Norwalk Railroad Bridge

The South Norwalk Railroad Bridge is an 1895 bridge in Norwalk, Connecticut. It carries the four sets of Metro-North railroad tracks across the busy intersection of Main Street and Washington Street in the South Norwalk section of the city. The bridge is adjacent to the South Norwalk Switch Tower Museum, which showcases the railroad switch tower where tracks were physically switched at the intersection of the Danbury Branch and the New Haven Line.

South Norwalk Railroad Bridge
1910 postcard view along Washington Street with the bridge behind the trolley
Coordinates41°05′56″N 73°25′08″W
South Norwalk Railroad Bridge
LocationMain and Washington Streets Norwalk, Connecticut
Coordinates41°05′56″N 73°25′08″W
Area5.5 acres (2.2 ha) (original)
2.5 acres (1.0 ha) (increase I)
3 acres (1.2 ha) (increase II)
Built1895
Part ofSouth Main and Washington Streets Historic District (ID77001393, 85003505, and 99000449[1])
Added to NRHPDecember 16, 1977 (original)
November 8, 1985 (increase I)
April 15, 1999 (increase II)
Carries4 tracks of New Haven Line
Characteristics
Designthrough Pratt truss
Clearance below3.38 metres (11 ft 1 in)
History
Constructed byNY, NH&H RR
Opened1895 (1895)

The bridge is a contributing structure in the South Main and Washington Streets Historic District.[2]

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