Butts Bridge

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Butts Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Butts Bridge
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Location	Butts Bridge Road over Quinebaug R., Canterbury, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°39′5″N 71°58′15″W / 41.65139°N 71.97083°W / 41.65139; -71.97083
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1936 (1936)
Architect	Connecticut State Highway Dept.
Architectural style	Parker through truss
NRHP reference No.	10000272[1]
Added to NRHP	May 24, 2010

The Butts Bridge carries Butts Bridge Road (Connecticut Route 668) over the Quinebaug River in the town of Canterbury, Connecticut. It is a well-preserved example of a Parker truss, built in 1937, late in the state's regular use of steel truss bridge designs. The bridge is also known as Bridge No. 1649 and carries an average of 2,300 vehicles per day as of 2011. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.^[1]