Norwich Bridges & Dams

This bridge is considered to be a Haupt Truss span and the only one of its kind in New England, and one of just three in the United States. The truss designer was the colonel who during the civil war built and ran the U.S. Military Railroad in the South for Union army. The bridge was considered to be both ingenious and ambitious in its structure. Due to the size of the bridge, in 1963, four steel beams were added underneath to help it carry heavy traffic.