New+Milford+Bridges

The Bridges of New Milford

There are three main bridges in New Milford, eleven total. Two of them, Boardman's Bridge and Lover's Leap Bridge, were built by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin, Connecticut. All three of New Milford's bridges are built over the Housatonic River. The Veterans' Memorial Bridge, Boardman's Bridge, and Lover's Leap Bridge are all truss bridges.

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Lover's Leap Bridge: Lover's Leap Bridge was built in 1895. It is one of the three remaining lenticular truss bridges in Connecticut as of August 2001 and has a span of 173 feet. The bridge is located in Lover's Leap State Park on Pumpkin Hill Road. In 1977, the bridge was closed off and was warned unusable for both pedestrians and vehicles. It was rehabilitated in 2007 and reopened for pedestrian use.


 * -- **Veteran's Memorial Bridge:

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The Veteran's Memorial bridge is a metal truss bridge, built in 1953. The design was Connecticut's standard design for truss bridges in the 1930's. Along with 1,779 other of the state's bridges, it was in need of repair. In April, the rivets and plates had begun being replaced. The project is expected to extend into June.
 * -- **  Old Boardman's Bridge:

Boardman’s Bridge is the longest of three lenticular through truss bridges remaining in the state of Connecticut. Built in 1888 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin, Connecticut, it is 188 feet long and is now bypassed but may be used for pedestrian crossing. It is on Boardman road, and is above the Housatonic River. It’s made of metal, it has 13 panels, it's fixed, and also pin connected. The small bridge next to Lovers Leap is called Marsh Bridge. Marsh Bridge crosses the Housatonic in New Milford on Grove Street. It was built as a Beam Bridge in 1977 to replace Lovers Leap Bridge. It is still in use for cars today, but may need repair work done. The railroad travels right through Bridge Street and then to the riverside until it reaches this Railroad Bridge, which then transports the train to the opposite side of the Housatonic. There is no written information stating that is fully in-operable, but to the looks of it, it seems to be not used currently.
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Gaylordsville Bridge: This bridge is found in Gaylordsville, and was built in 1991 as a beam bridge. This is still in use for transportation today.


 * Bulls Bridge: **
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Bulls Bridge is located in South Kent and was built in 1842 by an unknown builder.

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