List of crossings of the Housatonic River

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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.

Connecticut

Bridge Route Location Built Notes Coordinates
Washington Bridge US 1.svg US 1 Stratford and Milford 1921 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Moses Wheeler Bridge 20px I-95 Stratford and Milford 1958 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Metro North railroad bridge New Haven Line Stratford and Milford Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Sikorsky Bridge Route 15 Stratford and Milford 2006 (original built 1940) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Commodore Hull Bridge Route 8 Shelton and Derby 1951 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Railroad bridge CSX/Housatonic Railroad Shelton and Derby Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Derby-Shelton Bridge SR 712 Shelton and Derby 1918 Connects Route 110 / Route 34 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Stevenson Dam Bridge Route 34 Monroe and Oxford 1919 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Rochambeau Bridge 20pxUS 6.svg I-84/US 6 Newtown and Southbury 1953
twinned 1977
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Glen Road Bridge SR 816 Newtown and Southbury 1936 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Southville Bridge Route 133 Brookfield and Bridgewater 1954 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Lovers Leap Bridge New Milford 1895 Lenticular truss bridge from East Berlin Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Marsh Bridge Grove Street New Milford 1977 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Railroad bridge Housatonic Railroad New Milford Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Veterans Memorial Bridge US 202 / Route 67 New Milford 1953 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Boardman Bridge New Milford 1984 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Old Boardman Bridge New Milford 1888 Lenticular truss bridge from East Berlin - similar design to Lover's Leap (closed to traffic) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Gaylord Bridge US 7 New Milford 1991 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Bull's Bridge Kent Pre-1900 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Fuller Bridge Route 341 Kent 1923 (rebuilt 1991) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Cornwall Bridge US 7 / Route 4 Sharon and Cornwall 1930 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
West Cornwall Covered Bridge Route 128 Sharon and Cornwall 1864 Historic wooden covered bridge; Sharon-Goshen Turnpike Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Lime Rock Road Bridge US 7, Appalachian Trail Salisbury and Canaan 1931 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Water Street Appalachian Trail Salisbury and Canaan 1903
rebuilt 1985
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Dutchers Bridge US 44 Salisbury and North Canaan 1990 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Massachusetts

Bridge Route Location Built Notes Coordinates
Rannapo Road Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Housatonic Railroad Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Rt. 7A Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Rt.7: 42° 04' 29"N, 73° 20' 00"W
  • Maple Avenue (Ashley Falls): 42° 06' 32"N, 73° 20' 24"W
  • 7-23 (Great Barrington): 42° 12' 05"N, 73° 21' 28"W
  • Rt.183: 42° 15' 15"N, 73° 21' 55"W
  • Housatonic Railroad: 42° 16' 31"N, 73° 21' 35"W
  • Rt.7 (Stockbridge): 42° 16' 44"N, 73° 18' 50"W
  • Housatonic Railroad: 42° 16' 31"N, 73° 16' 08"W
  • Rt.102: 42° 17' 34"N, 73° 14' 27"W
  • I-90: 42° 17' 52"N, 73° 14' 27"W
  • Housatonic Railroad: 42° 18' 20"N, 73° 15' 08"W
  • Rt.20: 42° 18' 37"N, 73° 15' 16"W
  • Mill Street (East Lee): 42° 19' 57"N, 73° 14' 47"W
  • Housatonic Railroad: 42° 19' 59"N, 73° 14' 44"W
  • Holmes Rd (Pittsfield): 42° 25' 48"N, 73° 14' 19"W

East branch

The following crossings refer to where the West branch of the Housatonic River splits, and the East branch begins:

  • Appleton Ave (Pittsfield): 42° 26' 25"N, 73° 14' 54"W
  • Elm St (Pittsfield): 42° 26' 42"N, 73° 14' 38"W
  • East St (Pittsfield): 42° 27' 10"N, 73° 12' 21"W
  • CSX Berkshire Subdivision: 42° 27' 22"N, 73° 12' 14"W
  • South St (Pittsfield): 42° 28' 06"N, 73° 10' 54"W
  • Rt.8 (Pittsfield): 42° 28' 27"N, 73° 09' 24"W
  • Rt.8: 42° 28' 04"N, 73° 08' 32"W
  • Rt.8: 42° 27' 26"N, 73° 07' 48"W
  • Rt.8: 42° 26' 37"N, 73° 07' 45"W
  • Rt.8: 42° 25' 34"N, 73° 06' 44"W
  • Source at Muddy Pond: 42° 23' 11"N, 73° 06' 42"W

West branch

The following crossings are along the west branch of the Housatonic River:

  • 7-20: 42° 26' 11"N, 73° 15' 26"W
  • Southwest Branch splits
  • Rt.20: 42° 26' 38"N, 73° 15' 39"W
  • CSX Berkshire Subdivision: 42° 26' 49"N, 73° 15' 50"W
  • West St (Pittsfield): 42° 26' 59"N, 73° 15' 48"W
  • Pontoosuc Ave (Pittsfield): 42° 27' 59"N, 73° 15' 06"W
  • Hancock Rd: 42° 29' 02"N, 73° 14' 47"W
  • Source at Pontoosuc Lake: 42° 29' 43"N, 73° 14' 51"W

Southwest branch

The following list contains Housatonic River crossings along its southwest branch:

  • Housatonic Railroad: 42° 26' 22"N, 73° 16' 02"W
  • Rt.20: 42° 26' 23"N, 73° 17' 38"W
  • Rt.20: 42° 26' 18"N, 73° 18' 08"W
  • Source at Richmond Pond: 42° 24' 51"N, 73° 19' 28"W