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Collinsville Lenticular Bridge

Hartford County, Connecticut

Photos 

CT 03M 1

Photo taken by Chester Gehman 1970's

BH Photo #404071

Map 

Description 

Bridge was replaced about the time the Farmington River Trail was created. Replacement bridge is for pedestrians only and has no historical significance (see photo) Reason for replacement unknown.

Facts 

Overview
Lenticular pony truss over canal headrace in ex-Collins Axe Co. millyard.
Location
Collinsville, Hartford County, Connecticut
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
Builder
- Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut
Design
Lenticular pony truss
Dimensions
Total length: 41.0 ft.
Also called
Collins Co. Millyard Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.80898, -72.92286   (decimal degrees)
41°48'32" N, 72°55'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/672541/4630653 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Collinsville
Inventory number
BH 61177 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,397)
Berlin Iron Bridge Co. (202)
Built 1888 (238)
Built during 1880s (2,174)
Collinsville, Connecticut (5)
Connecticut (839)
Hartford County, Connecticut (149)
Lenticular pony truss (102)
Lenticular truss (192)
 Lost (28,533)
Owned privately (1,929)
Pin-connected (4,712)
Pony truss (17,018)
Replaced by new bridge (19,406)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,507)
Truss (35,501)
Wrought Iron (417)

Update Log 

  • October 2, 2017: New photos from Chester Gehman
  • June 11, 2014: Updated by Chester Gehman: Added categories "Wrought Iron", "Pin-connected"
  • June 2, 2014: Added by Chester Gehman

Sources 

  • Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com
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Comments 

Collinsville Lenticular Bridge
Posted June 6, 2014, by Patrick Feller (nakrnsm [at] aol [dot] com)

Your "before" pictures that show the RR truss and that map would be great additions to the listing for that RR truss bridge, the big surviving neighbor of your great little bridge.

Collinsville Lenticular Bridge
Posted June 5, 2014, by Patrick Feller (nakrnsm [at] aol [dot] com)

Great before and after photos. There's so much in those earlier photos that arouses interest, like that pony girder span in the first.