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{{Infobox Bridge |
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{{Infobox Bridge |
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|bridge_name=Derby-Shelton Bridge |
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|bridge_name=Derby–Shelton Bridge |
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|image=Derby-Shelton Bridge.jpg |
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|caption=Derby-Shelton Bridge viewed from the Derby Greenway |
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|caption=Derby-Shelton Bridge viewed from the Derby Greenway |
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The '''Derby-Shelton Bridge''' is a road crossing over the ] in the U.S. state of ], connecting the cities of ] and ]. It connects ] in downtown Derby with ] in downtown Shelton. The bridge and approaches are designated but not signed as ]. |
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The '''Derby–Shelton Bridge''' is a road crossing over the ] in the U.S. state of ], connecting the cities of ] and ]. It connects ] in downtown Derby with ] in downtown Shelton. The bridge and approaches are designated but not signed as '''Connecticut Route 712'''. |
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The current bridge (number 01659) was built in 1918 <ref>http://www.nvcogct.org/sites/default/files/pictures/headers/D-S%20Bridge_PIM_04-18-2018_Hand-out.pdf</ref> 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 ] tracks until the 1930s. |
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The current bridge (number 01659) was built in 1918 <ref>http://www.nvcogct.org/sites/default/files/pictures/headers/D-S%20Bridge_PIM_04-18-2018_Hand-out.pdf</ref> 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 ] tracks until the 1930s. |
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|structure = ] |
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|place = ] |
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|place = ] |
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|bridge = Derby-Shelton Bridge |
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|bridge = Derby–Shelton Bridge |
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|upstream = ] |
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|downstream = CSX/Housatonic Railroad bridge<br>] |
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|downstream = CSX/Housatonic Railroad bridge<br>] |
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Derby-Shelton Bridge viewed from the Derby Greenway
