Cornwall Bridge

Cornwall Bridge
Official name	Bridge No. 560
Carries	2 lanes of Route 4 and Route 7
Crosses	Housatonic River
Locale	Sharon and Cornwall, Connecticut
Maintained by	Connecticut Department of Transportation
Design	open spandrel concrete arch
Total length	674 feet (205 m)
Opened	1930
Coordinates	41°49′10″N 73°22′22″W / 41.81944°N 73.37278°W / 41.81944; -73.37278Coordinates: 41°49′10″N 73°22′22″W / 41.81944°N 73.37278°W / 41.81944; -73.37278
Bridge No. 560
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area:	less than one acre
Architect:	Connecticut Highway Department; Blakeslee, C.W. & Sons
Governing body:	State
NRHP Reference#:	04001090[1]
Added to NRHP:	September 29, 2004

The Cornwall Bridge (also known as Bridge No. 560) is a two-lane, concrete arch bridge carrying U.S. Route 7 and Route 4 over the Housatonic River and the Housatonic Railroad in Northwestern Connecticut. It was built in 1930 by C.W. Blakeslee and Sons for the Connecticut Highway Department and consists of 6 open-spandrel arches spanning 674 feet (205 m), and is a fairly large example of concrete open-spandrel construction. The bridge was reconstructed in 1994 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

The bridge is larger than the Reynolds Bridge.^[2]

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ Clouette, Bruce (March 31, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bridge No. 560". National Park Service. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/04001090.pdf.  and Accompanying eight photos, from 2003

External links

• Connecticut Historic Highway Bridges
• Bridge design