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Derby-Shelton Bridge
Coordinates	41°19′08″N 73°05′27″W / 41.31889°N 73.09083°W / 41.31889; -73.09083
Carries	2 lanes of Bridge Street (SR 712)
Crosses	Housatonic River
Locale	Shelton and Derby (Connecticut)
Maintained by	Connecticut Department of Transportation
Characteristics
Design	concrete arch bridge
Total length	142 m
History
Opened	1918
Statistics
Daily traffic	14,000
Location

The Derby-Shelton Bridge is a road crossing over the Housatonic River in the U.S. state of Connecticut, connecting the cities of Derby and Shelton. It connects Route 34 in downtown Derby with Route 110 in downtown Shelton. The bridge and approaches are designated but not signed as State Road 712. The current bridge was built in 1918 by the Connecticut State Highway Department to replace a former steel-arch bridge built in 1891 known as the Huntington Bridge. Prior to that, an even older wooden covered bridge (built in 1857) was at this site. The Derby-Shelton Bridge used to carry two street railway tracks until the 1930s.

References

1. Connecticut Department of Transportation

Crossings of the Housatonic River
Upstream Stevenson Dam Bridge Derby-Shelton Bridge Downstream CSX/Housatonic Railroad bridge Commodore Hull Bridge

• Buildings and structures in Derby, Connecticut
• Buildings and structures in Shelton, Connecticut
• Bridges completed in 1918
• Bridges in Fairfield County, Connecticut
• Bridges in New Haven County, Connecticut
• Road bridges in Connecticut
• Railroad bridges in Connecticut
• Bridges over the Housatonic River
• 1857 establishments in Connecticut