The Saugatuck River Railroad Bridge, also known as Saugatuck River Bridge, is a railroad bridge carrying trackage of Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line over the Saugatuck River in Westport, Connecticut. It is one of eight moveable bridges on the Amtrak Northeast Corridor route through Connecticut. It was built in 1905 for the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. The bridge is a single leaf Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge.[2]
Saugatuck River Railroad Bridge | |
.jpg) Saugatuck River Railroad Bridge | |
| Location | Westport, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°7′10″N 73°22′8″W / 41.11944°N 73.36889°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1905 |
| Architectural style | Deck Girder, Bascule |
| MPS | Movable Railroad Bridges on the NE Corridor in Connecticut TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000846[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 12, 1987 |
Amtrak was awarded up to $23.2 million in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds in November 2023 for early design of a replacement for the span. Amtrak will contribute an additional $1.6 million, while the state of Connecticut will provide $4.2 million.[3][4]
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- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Anne Baggerman (August 10, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Saugatuck River Railroad Bridge / Saugatuck River Bridge". National Park Service. and Accompanying two photos, from 1986
- ^ "FY 2022-2023 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program for the Northeast Corridor (FSP-NEC) Selections: Project Summaries" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. November 6, 2023.
- ^ "FACT SHEET: President Biden Advances Vision for World Class Passenger Rail by Delivering Billions in New Funding" (Press release). The White House. November 6, 2023.
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