Berlin Iron Bridge Company

The Berlin Iron Bridge Company was founded in 1870, in East Berlin, Connecticut, as the Metallic Corrugated Shingle Company. It began issuing stock in July of 1871, and in January of 1873, the name of the company was changed to the Corrugated Metal Company. In January of 1883, the company changed its name for the final time to the Berlin Iron Bridge Company. In addition to bridges, the company built jail cells, roofs, and machine shops.

On October 7, 1899, the company’s stockholders voted to dissolve the company and the Berlin Iron Bridge Company was sold to the American Bridge Company on May 12, 1900. Following a lawsuit between the Berlin Iron Bridge Company and the American Iron Bridge Company in a dispute over contract payments, the Berlin Iron Bridge Company was formally dissolved on June 29, 1905.