There are numerous crossings of the Housatonic River, both by road and railroad bridge. The following is a list of crossings of the Housatonic River in order of occurrence from the river mouth at Long Island Sound to its principal source streams in the Berkshire Mountains.
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Bridge | Route | Location | Built | Notes | Coordinates |
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Washington Bridge | ![]() |
Stratford and Milford | 1921 | 41°12′01″N 73°06′37″W | |
Moses Wheeler Bridge | ![]() |
Stratford and Milford | 2016 (original built 1958) | 41°12′17″N 73°06′34″W | |
Metro North railroad bridge | New Haven Line | Stratford and Milford | 41°12′19″N 73°06′35″W | ||
Sikorsky Bridge | ![]() |
Stratford and Milford | 2006 (original built 1940) | 41°14′47″N 73°05′29″W | |
Commodore Hull Bridge | ![]() |
Shelton and Derby | 1951 | 41°18′51″N 73°05′11″W | |
Railroad bridge | CSX/Housatonic Railroad | Shelton and Derby | 41°19′02″N 73°05′20″W | ||
Derby-Shelton Bridge | SR 712 | Shelton and Derby | 1918 | Connects ![]() ![]() |
41°19′08″N 73°05′27″W |
Stevenson Dam Bridge | ![]() |
Monroe and Oxford | 1919 | 41°22′59″N 73°10′18″W | |
Rochambeau Bridge | ![]() ![]() |
Newtown and Southbury | 1953 twinned 1977 |
41°26′20″N 73°14′52″W | |
Glen Road Bridge | SR 816 | Newtown and Southbury | 1936 | 41°26′12″N 73°15′55″W | |
Southville Bridge | ![]() |
Brookfield and Bridgewater | 1954 | 41°28′46″N 73°21′03″W | |
Lovers Leap Bridge | New Milford | 1895 | Lenticular truss bridge from East Berlin, Connecticut | 41°32′39″N 73°24′25″W | |
Marsh Bridge | Grove Street | New Milford | 1977 | 41°32′40″N 73°24′26″W | |
Railroad bridge | Housatonic Railroad | New Milford | 41°33′49″N 73°24′27″W | ||
Veterans Memorial Bridge | ![]() ![]() |
New Milford | 1953 | 41°34′29″N 73°24′55″W | |
Boardman Bridge | New Milford | 1984 | 41°35′35″N 73°27′00″W | ||
Old Boardman Bridge | New Milford | 1888 | Lenticular truss bridge from East Berlin - similar design to Lover's Leap (closed to traffic) | 41°35′36″N 73°27′00″W | |
Gaylord Bridge | ![]() |
New Milford | 1991 | 41°38′50″N 73°29′02″W | |
Bull's Bridge | Kent | Pre-1900 | 41°40′32″N 73°30′34″W | ||
Fuller Bridge | ![]() |
Kent | 1923 (rebuilt 1991) | 41°43′36″N 73°28′52″W | |
Cornwall Bridge | ![]() ![]() |
Sharon and Cornwall | 1930 | 41°49′10″N 73°22′22″W | |
West Cornwall Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Sharon and Cornwall | 1864 | Historic wooden covered bridge; Sharon-Goshen Turnpike | 41°52′17″N 73°21′50″W |
Lime Rock Road Bridge | ![]() |
Salisbury and Canaan | 1931 | 41°56′03″N 73°21′42″W | |
Water Street | Appalachian Trail | Salisbury and Canaan | 1903 rebuilt 1985 |
41°57′30″N 73°22′14″W | |
Dutchers Bridge | ![]() |
Salisbury and North Canaan | 1990 | 42°00′17″N 73°21′27″W |
Bridge | Route | Location | Built | Notes | Coordinates |
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Rannapo Road | 42°03′31″N 73°20′34″W | ||||
Housatonic Railroad | 42°04′10″N 73°20′25″W | ||||
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42°04′11″N 73°20′24″W |
The following crossings refer to where the West branch of the Housatonic River splits, and the East branch begins:
The following crossings are along the west branch of the Housatonic River:
The following list contains Housatonic River crossings along its southwest branch: