Lover's Leap Bridge

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Dons Terrace, New Milford, CT 06776, USA

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N41° 32' 39" W73° 24' 25"   (41.544166666667, -73.406944444444) Start navigation »

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The Lover's Leap Bridge is a wrought-iron lenticular truss bridge over the Housatonic River located in Lovers Leap State Park in New Milford, Connecticut. It is a single span, 173 feet (53 m) in length, resting on coursed stone abutments. It was built in 1895 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company, and originally carried Pumpkin Hill Road. This was one of the last bridges manufactured by the company. Prior to 1977, the bridge was used by both vehicles and pedestrians but is now closed to vehicular traffic after a newer crossing just north of the bridge was constructed.
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

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