# Commodore Isaac Hull Memorial Bridge

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Bridge in Derby and Shelton, Connecticut

Commodore Hull Bridge Coordinates 41°18′53″N 73°05′12″W / 41.31472°N 73.08667°W / 41.31472; -73.08667 Carries 6 lanes of Route 8 Crosses Housatonic River Locale Derby and Shelton, Connecticut Official name Commodore Isaac Hull Memorial Bridge Maintained by Connecticut Department of Transportation[1] Characteristics Design steel truss bridge Total length 1,578.2 ft (481 m) Width 87.9 ft (26.8 m) Clearance below 34.1 ft (10.4 m) History Opened 1951 Statistics Daily traffic 83,700 (est. 2017-18)[2] Location Interactive map of Commodore Hull Bridge

The **Commodore Isaac Hull Bridge** carries [Connecticut Route 8](/source/Connecticut_Route_8) over the [Housatonic River](/source/Housatonic_River), between [Shelton](/source/Shelton%2C_Connecticut) and [Derby](/source/Derby%2C_Connecticut), in Connecticut. The bridge was constructed in 1951 for Route 8.[3][4] This deck-[truss bridge](/source/Truss_bridge), originally built in 1951 and named in honor of Commodore [Isaac Hull](/source/Isaac_Hull) who was born in Shelton.[5] The bridge was widened during the 1980s to accommodate increased traffic with the completion of the Route 8 Expressway. This work was completed in 1990.

The deck-truss design is similar to that of the [I-35W bridge in Minnesota](/source/I-35W_Mississippi_River_bridge) that collapsed. Because of this, [ConnDOT](/source/ConnDOT) conducted an inspection on the Commodore Hull Bridge, and similar bridges throughout the state following the collapse. The bridge has recently been rated as "structurally deficient" and ConnDOT has completed its 2016-drafted plan.[6] to rehabilitate the bridge's superstructure in early 2019.[7]

## See also

- [List of crossings of the Housatonic River](/source/List_of_crossings_of_the_Housatonic_River)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [CT DOT](https://archive.today/20120730001347/http://www.ct.gov/dot/site/default.asp)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Existing Transportation System | RT 8 Corridor Study"](http://rt8corridorstudy.com/study-overview/existing-transportation-system/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Chapter 6 DOT History — Expressway Development 1946-1955"](https://web.archive.org/web/20060206195440/http://www.ct.gov/dot/cwp/view.asp?A=1380&Q=259702). Connecticut Department of Transportation. September 9, 2003. Archived from [the original](http://www.ct.gov/dot/cwp/view.asp?A=1380&Q=259702) on February 6, 2006.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Kurumi (March 20, 2005). ["Routes 8, 8A"](http://www.kurumi.com/roads/ct/ct8.html).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Commodore Isaac Hull Bridge"](https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=25381). *www.hmdb.org*. The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved April 23, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["DOT Files"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170224012333/http://www.ct.gov/dot/lib/dot/_126-170_SPECS_CT_FSL_0126-0170.pdf) (PDF). Archived from [the original](http://www.ct.gov/dot/lib/dot/_126-170_SPECS_CT_FSL_0126-0170.pdf) (PDF) on February 24, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["DOT: Work Begins May 1 on Hull Bridge in Shelton | Valley Independent Sentinel"](https://valley.newhavenindependent.org/archives/entry/dot_work_begins_may_1_on_hull_bridge_in_shelton/).

## External links

- [Housatonic River Bridge (#571A)](http://bridgehunter.com/ct/fairfield/571a/) gives dimensions for this bridge

- [Ansonia-Derby-Shelton Expressway and Commodore Isaac Hull Bridge across the Housatonic River](https://web.archive.org/web/20120208110340/http://www.cthistoryonline.org/cdm-cho/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=%2Fcho&CISOPTR=6307&CISOBOX=1&REC=3)

- [Aerial view of Shelton and Derby along the Housatonic River with the Commodore Isaac Hull Bridge and Ansonia-Derby-Shelton Expressway drawn onto the photograph](https://web.archive.org/web/20120208110347/http://www.cthistoryonline.org/cdm-cho/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=%2Fcho&CISOPTR=7145&CISOBOX=1&REC=6)

- [Commodore Hull Bridge - Housatonic River](https://web.archive.org/web/20070208040615/http://www.lnvalley.org/derby/ALBUM/Bridges/Commodore_Hull_Bridge.htm)

Crossings of the Housatonic River Upstream CSX/Housatonic Railroad bridge Derby-Shelton Bridge Commodore Hull Bridge Downstream Igor Sikorsky Memorial Bridge

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