Derby–Shelton Bridge

Derby–Shelton Bridge
Derby-Shelton Bridge viewed from the Derby Greenway
Coordinates	41°19′08″N 73°05′27″W
Carries	2 lanes of Bridge Street (SR 712)
Crosses	Housatonic River
Locale	Shelton and Derby (Connecticut)
Maintained by	Connecticut Department of Transportation
Characteristics
Design	Closed-spandrel concrete arch bridge
Total length	465.9 ft (142 m)
Width	66.3 ft (20.2 m)
No. of spans	5
History
Opened	1918
Statistics
Daily traffic	14,000
Location

The Derby–Shelton Bridge is a road crossing over the Housatonic River in the U.S. state of Connecticut, connecting the cities of Derby and Shelton. It connects Route 34 in downtown Derby with Route 110 in downtown Shelton. The bridge and approaches are designated but not signed as Connecticut Route 712. The current bridge (number 01659) was built in 1918 by the Connecticut State Highway Department to replace a former steel-arch bridge built in 1891 known as the Huntington Bridge. Prior to that, an even older wooden covered bridge (built in 1857) was at this site. The Derby-Shelton Bridge used to carry two street railway tracks until the 1930s.

Bridge over the Housatonic in Derby, from a postcard sent in 1908