Amtrak Old Saybrook-Old Lyme Bridge (Connecticut River Bridge)

Consisting of seven double-track pin-connected spans, each 183 ft 0-in c-c; one double-track deck plate-girder span, 67 ft 0-in c-c; one double-track Scherzer type of bascule span 158 ft 3-in. Weight 6,181 tons. The old single-track bridge was no longer able to handle the train frequency and weights that the New Haven wished to run. Construction of the new bridge began in May 1905, and the substructure was completed in April 1906. The bridge was built with two-track spans, with the abutments long enough for a second set of spans should quadruple-tracking of the line take place. The new bridge opened on August 6, 1907.