Warehouse Point railroad bridge
An Amtrak train crosses the bridge in 2007
Coordinates41°56′37″N 72°36′51″W / 41.9435°N 72.6141°W / 41.9435; -72.6141
CarriesAmtrak New Haven-Springfield Line
CrossesConnecticut River
LocaleEnfield and Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut
Characteristics
Designgirder bridge with a truss main span
Rail characteristics
No. of tracks1
History
Construction end1866 (rebuilt 1903)
Location
Map

The Warehouse Point railroad bridge is a girder bridge with a truss main span crossing the Connecticut River between Enfield and Suffield, Connecticut. It carries Amtrak's New Haven–Springfield Line. The bridge has spaces for two tracks, but only one is connected to the mainline. It is one of a few iron bridges erected in the United States before the end of the American Civil War.[1]

History

A wooden Howe truss railroad bridge was originally constructed in 1843 at this site by the Hartford and Springfield Railroad Company. In 1865–66, a new bridge (designed by James Laurie) was constructed to replace the old one.[2] The bridge was built in sections in England and shipped to the United States. The pieces were then riveted together on site.[1] The bridge was rebuilt and double-tracked in 1903–04.[3]

In mid-2023, Amtrak applied for a federal grant to replace the bridge.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b A.J. Bianculli, Trains and Technology: The American Railroad in the Nineteenth Century, Vol. 4
  2. ^ H.G Tyrrell, History of Bridge Engineering, (H.G. Tyrrell, 1911)
  3. ^ 22nd annual report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of New York (1905)
  4. ^ "Amtrak Applies for $7.3 Billion in Federal Grants to Advance Northeast Corridor Infrastructure Upgrades" (Press release). Amtrak. June 5, 2023.

Further reading

External links

Media related to Warehouse Point railroad bridge at Wikimedia Commons

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