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Collinsville Lenticular Bridge
Photos
CT 03M 1
Photo taken by Chester Gehman 1970's
BH Photo #404071
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
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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)
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
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.