Niantic River Railroad Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Niantic River Bridge in June 2013 | |
| Coordinates | 41°19′22″N 72°10′37″W / 41.3227°N 72.1769°W |
| Carries | 2 tracks of Northeast Corridor |
| Crosses | Niantic River (Nav MP 0.0) |
| Locale | East Lyme and Waterford, Connecticut |
| Official name | Niantic River Bascule Bridge CT 116.74 |
| Maintained by | Amtrak |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 373 feet (114 m) (movable span 140 feet (43 m)) |
| Clearance below | 16 feet (4.9 m) when closed |
| History | |
| Opened | 1907 (rebuilt 2012) |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 54 trains (38 Amtrak, 14 commuter, 2 freight) (2013)[1] |
| Location | |
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Niantic River Bridge, also known as Amtrak Bascule Bridge No. 116.74, is a railroad bridge carrying Amtrak's Northeast Corridor line across the Niantic River between East Lyme and Waterford, Connecticut. It is a drawbridge with a bascule-type draw span. A new bridge was constructed in 2012 to replace the former span built in 1907. It opened on September 8, 2012.[2] Related construction work finished in June 2013.[1]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
June2013was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "New drawbridge in service". Railfan & Railroad. Carstens Publications. November 2012. p. 25.