List of movable bridges in Connecticut
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The following movable bridges are within the State of Connecticut's borders.[1] Eight of the movable bridges are on the Amtrak route through Connecticut. These bridges are the Mianus River Railroad Bridge, the Norwalk River Railroad Bridge, the Saugatuck River Railroad Bridge, the Pequonnock River Railroad Bridge, the Housatonic River Railroad Bridge, the Amtrak Old Saybrook–Old Lyme Bridge, the Niantic River Bridge (East Lyme-Waterford), and Thames River Bridge.[2]
| Name (Alternate name) | Location | Image | Completed/Replaced | NRHP[1]: 78 | HAER[1]: 79 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congress Street Bridge | Bridgeport | 1909-1911;[1]: 22 Removed in 2010[3] | |||
| East Washington Avenue Bridge | Bridgeport | Original: 1836[4] Second: Unknown[4] Third: 1925[4] Fourth: 1998[1]: 24 | CT-154 (third bridge) | ||
| Grand Street Bridge | Bridgeport |  | 1916-1919;[1]: 26 Removed in 1999[5] | CT-148 | |
| Pequonnock River Railroad Bridge | Bridgeport |  | 1902; Replaced in 1996[1]: 50 | 87000843 | |
| Pleasure Beach Bridge | Bridgeport | 1927[1]: 20 | |||
| Yellow Mill Bridge | Bridgeport | 1927-1929[1]: 28 | CT-146 | ||
| East Haddam Swing Bridge | East Haddam-Haddam | 1913[1]: 30 | |||
| Niantic River Swing Bridge | East Lyme-Waterford | 1921; Replaced in 1991[1]: 32 | CT-22 | ||
| Niantic River Railroad Bridge | East Lyme-Waterford |  | 1907;[1]: 52 Replaced 2010-2013[6] | CT-27 | |
| Mianus River Railroad Bridge | Greenwich | .jpg) | 1904[1]: 54 | 87000845 | |
| Thames River Railroad Bridge | Groton-New London | _101.JPG) | 1919[note 1] Replaced 2008[8] | CT-25 | |
| Mystic River Bridge | Groton-Stonington |  | 1922[1]: 34 | CT-174 | |
| Mystic River Railroad Bridge | Groton-Stonington |  | 1919; Replaced 1984[1]: 58 | CT-26 | |
| Middletown Railroad Bridge | Middletown-Portland | 1911[1]: 60 | |||
| Housatonic River Railroad Bridge | Milford-Stratford | .jpg) | 1905[1]: 62 | 87000842 | |
| Washington Bridge | Milford-Stratford |  | 1921[1]: 36 | ||
| Chapel Street Swing Bridge | New Haven |  | 1899; Replaced 1992[1]: 38 | CT-42 | |
| Ferry Street Bridge | New Haven |  | 1940[1]: 40 | ||
| Grand Avenue Swing Bridge | New Haven |  | 1896; Replaced 1984[1]: 44 | ||
| Tomlinson Bridge | New Haven |  | 1924; Replaced 1994-2002[1]: 42 | CT-61 | |
| Shaw's Cove Railroad Bridge | New London | 1891; Replaced 1984[1]: 64 | CT-24 | ||
| Norwalk River Railroad Bridge | Norwalk |  | 1896[1]: 66 | 87000844 | |
| Amtrak Old Saybrook–Old Lyme Bridge | Old Saybrook-Old Lyme |  | 1907[1]: 68 | ||
| Saugatuck River Bridge | Westport |  | 1884[1]: 46 | 87000846 | CT-46 |
| Saugatuck River Railroad Bridge | Westport | .jpg) | 1905[1]: 70 | 87000126 | |
- NRHP - National Register of Historic Places listed
- HAER - Historic American Engineering Record listed