National Register of Historic Places

Lyman Viaduct

Colchester, New London County, Connecticut
Listed
August 20, 1986
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86002729

About this property

The Lyman Viaduct is a buried railroad trestle built over Dickinson Creek in Colchester, Connecticut, in 1873. Along with the nearby Rapallo Viaduct, it is one of the few surviving wrought iron railroad trestles from the first generation of such structures. It was built for the Boston and New York Air-Line Railroad, whose successor, the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (NYNH&H), buried it in sand rather than replacing it with a stronger structure. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 since it is capable of providing detailed information about construction methods of the period. The bridge now carries the multi-use Air Line State Park Trail.

Location

Colchester, New London County, Connecticut
41.56494, -72.44566

Categories

HISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALENGINEERINGTRANSPORTATIONINVENTION
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Comstock's Bridge
Industrial
0.8 mi
Rapallo Viaduct
Industrial
1.1 mi
River Road Stone Arch Railroad Bridge
Industrial
1.5 mi
Blackledge River Railroad Bridge
Industrial
1.8 mi
Champion, Henry, House
Industrial
2.2 mi

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When was Lyman Viaduct listed on the National Register?

Lyman Viaduct was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Lyman Viaduct?

Lyman Viaduct is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Lyman Viaduct?

The period of significance for Lyman Viaduct is recorded as the industrial era.

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