Niantic River Bridge

Niantic River Bridge
Bridge in 2006
Crosses	Niantic River
Locale	East Lyme and Waterford, Connecticut
Opened	1907

Niantic River Bridge, also known as Amtrak Bascule Bridge No. 116.74, is a railroad bridge carrying Amtrak's Northeast Corridor line across the Niantic River between East Lyme, Connecticut and Waterford, Connecticut. The main bridge structure was built by the King Bridge Company in 1907.^[1]

In 2010, it is being replaced in a three year project expected to be completed in 2012.^[2][3]

It is one of eight moveable bridges on the Amtrak route through Connecticut surveyed in one multiple property study in 1986.^[1] 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; Connecticut River Railroad Bridge, Old Saybrook-Old Lyme, 1907; this Niantic River Bridge, East Lyme-Waterford, 1907; and the Thames River Bridge, Groton, built in 1919.

The bridge was deemed eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987, but was not listed due to owner objection, with decision reference number 87002124.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Bruce Clouette, Matthew Roth and John Herzan (February 4, 1986). "Movable Railroad Bridges on the NE Corridor in Connecticut TR". National Park Service. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/64000097.pdf. 
2. ^ "Niantic River Bridge replacement". Amtrak. http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?c=Page&pagename=am%2FLayout&cid=1246045294718. 
3. ^ Amy Renczkowski (March 18, 2010). "Preliminary work begins on Niantic River Bridge". The Day. http://www.theday.com/article/20100318/NWS01/303189406/1070. 
4. ^ "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. 

Coordinates: 41°19′22″N 72°10′37″W / 41.3227°N 72.1769°W / 41.3227; -72.1769