Lover's Leap Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 41°32′39″N 73°24′25″W / 41.54417°N 73.40694°W |
Carries | Pedestrians |
Crosses | Housatonic River |
Locale | Lovers Leap State Park, New Milford, Connecticut |
Maintained by | Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection |
Characteristics | |
Design | Lenticular through truss |
Total length | 173 feet (53 m) |
History | |
Opened | 1895 |
Statistics | |
Toll | None |
Lover's Leap Bridge | |
Location | New Milford, Connecticut |
Area | 1 acre (0.4 ha) |
Built | 1895 |
Architect | Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Douglas & Jarvis |
NRHP reference No. | 76001982[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 13, 1976 |
Location | |
The Lover's Leap Bridge is a wrought-iron lenticular truss bridge over the Housatonic River located in Lovers Leap State Park in New Milford, Connecticut. Built in 1895 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company, it is one of the last bridges built by the company and is a particularly ornate example of its work. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976[1] and is now open only for foot traffic.