Red Bridge
Length 78 feet – width 16 feet
Listed on the Register of
Historic Places
by the U.S. Department of
the Interior,
National Park Service
Erected in 1891
by
the Berlin Iron Bridge Company
Red Bridge is of lenticular pony truss design. It replaced a high sided wooden bridge at this location and remained in constant use until 1964 when the concrete and steel bridge just to the east was constructed. For many years Red Bridge and Oregon Road was the main route between the towns of Meriden and Cheshire. More than 600 bridges of various designs were erected by The Berlin Iron Bridge Company, some as far away as Texas. This is one of seven iron bridges erected in Meriden in the late 1800’s at a total cost of $6,515.00. Only this one remains.
Restored by the Meriden Lions Club
2001 – 2002
as a historic gift to the people of Meriden
Co-ordinators
Edward G. Haberli
Franklin D. Phillips
Chairman
Francis H. Zygmont
Past President Project
1994 – 1995
Marker is at the intersection of Oregon Road and River Road (Connecticut Route 70), on the right when traveling south on Oregon Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
