Veterans Bridge
(New Milford Bridge)
NBI Information
Location
State: Connecticut
County: Litchfield County
Feature Carried: US-202 and CT-67
Feature Crossed: Housatonic River
Latitude, Longitude: 41.5751,-73.4155
Toll: On free road
Maintenance Responsibility: State Highway Agency
Structure Open, Posted, or Closed to Traffic: Open, no restriction
History
Year Built: 1953
Historical Significance: Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
Year Reconstructed: 2020
Picture Date: November 8, 2025
Geometry
Lanes on Structure: 2
Lanes under Structure: 0
Skew: 0 degrees
Number of Main Spans: 1
Main Structure Type: Truss - Thru
Main Structure Material: Steel
Number of Approach Spans: 0
Approach Structure Type: None
Approach Structure Material: None
Condition
Inspection Date: September 2022
Deck Condition: Good
Superstructure Condition: Satisfactory
Substructure Condition: Fair
Channel Condition: Good
Culvert: Not Applicable
NBI Year: 2024
Bridge Information
The Veteran’s Bridge, also called the New Milford Bridge, is a single span Parker Through Truss that was built in 1953. During this time, the CTDOT standard bridge plan was a polygonal Warren through truss, making this bridge an unusual outlier. In addition, the use of built-up beams with v-lacing and lattice has mostly been abandoned in favor of rolled sections by the 1950’s, so its use on this bridge is unusual.
The bridge underwent a major rehabilitation project in 2000, which included a full deck replacement, substructure and superstructure repairs, sidewalk and railing replacement, and painting. An additional project was completed in 2011 to strengthen the gusset plates.
A second major rehabilitation was done in 2020 in order to extend the service life of the bridge. This project included steel repairs to the superstructure, cleaning and painting the bearing, replacing the deck joints, patching the reinforced concrete deck and sidewalk, replacing the bridge railing to meet new standards, replacing the waterproofing membrane and overlay, milling and paving the approaches and patching the substructure concrete.
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