Washington Avenue Bridge | |
Location | Washington Ave. over Mad River, Waterbury, Connecticut |
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Coordinates | 41°32′38″N 73°02′18″W / 41.54389°N 73.03833°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1881 |
Architect | Corrugated Metal Co. |
Architectural style | Lenticular pony truss |
NRHP reference No. | 01000354[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 12, 2001 |
The Washington Avenue Bridge is a historic lenticular truss bridge carrying Washington Avenue over the Mad River in Waterbury, Connecticut. Built in 1881, it is the oldest known surviving example of a lenticular pony truss bridge built by the Corrugated Metal Company, later known as the Berlin Iron Bridge Company, a prolific bridge maker in New England of the late 19th century. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]