▁city ▁by ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Iron ▁Bridge ▁Company , ▁the ▁largest ▁fabric ator ▁of ▁metal ▁brid ges ▁in ▁New ▁England ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁It ▁replaced ▁a ▁wooden ▁tr uss ▁bridge ▁that ▁already ▁bore ▁the ▁name ▁" Red ▁Bridge ", ▁which ▁carried ▁Oregon ▁Road , ▁then ▁a ▁major ▁route ▁between ▁Mer iden ▁and ▁Ch esh ire . ▁ ▁The ▁bridge ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁( less ▁than ▁twenty ) ▁of ▁l entic ular ▁tr uss ▁brid ges ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁company ▁in ▁its ▁home ▁state ▁to ▁surv ive , ▁out ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁built . ▁ ▁The ▁bridge ▁was ▁by pass ed ▁for ▁veh icular ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁and ▁under w ent ▁a ▁major ▁rest oration ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁after ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁re open ed ▁to ▁foot ▁traffic . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁New ▁H aven ▁County , ▁Connecticut ▁List ▁of ▁brid ges ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Connecticut ▁▁ <0x09> <0x09> ▁Category : National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁New ▁H aven ▁County , ▁Connecticut ▁Category : B rid ges ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁Category : Mer iden , ▁Connecticut ▁Category : B rid ges ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Connecticut <0x0A> </s> ▁Qu erc us ▁par v ula , ▁the ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁Island ▁o ak , ▁is ▁an ▁ever green ▁red ▁o ak ▁( Series