Amtrak Old Saybrook

Amtrak Old Saybrook
Amtrak Old Saybrook – Old Lyme Bridge
Crosses Connecticut River
Locale Old Saybrook, Connecticut to Old Lyme, Connecticut
Maintained by Amtrak
Design Truss bridge with a bascule span
Clearance below 19 ft (5.8 m) [1]
Construction end 1907[2]
Coordinates 41°18′39″N 72°20′57″W / 41.31083°N 72.34917°W / 41.31083; -72.34917
Amtrak Old Saybrook – Old Lyme Bridge is located in Connecticut

The Amtrak Old Saybrook – Old Lyme Bridge is the last crossing of the Connecticut River before it reaches Long Island Sound. It is a Truss bridge with a bascule span, allowing boat traffic to go through. Its tracks are owned by Amtrak and used by trains on their Northeast Corridor and Shore Line East high-speed rail lines. It can be seen from the Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge (Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1), as well as from various points on Route 154.

Also known as Connecticut River Railroad Bridge and as Connecticut River Bridge, it was built in 1907. It was determined eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987, but it was not finally listed due to owner objection, with decision noted in National Register reference number #87002125.[3]

It is one of eight moveable bridges on the Amtrak route through Connecticut surveyed in one multiple property study in 1986.[4] The eight bridges from west to east are: Mianus River Railroad Bridge at Cos Cob, built in 1904; Norwalk River Railroad Bridge at Norwalk, 1896; Saugatuck River Railroad Bridge at Westport, 1905; Pequonnock River Railroad Bridge at Bridgeport, 1902; Housatonic River Railroad Bridge, at Devon, 1905; this Connecticut River Railroad Bridge, Old Saybrook-Old Lyme, 1907; Niantic River Bridge, East Lyme-Waterford, 1907; and Thames River Bridge (Amtrak), Groton, built in 1919.

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Coordinates: 41°18′39″N 72°20′57″W / 41.310833°N 72.349167°W / 41.310833; -72.349167



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