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Richard's Bridge (1895)

Hartford County, Connecticut

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Richards Unionville

Photo submitted by Chester Gehman; Lewis H. Mills Collection

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BH Photo #394953

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Description 

Replaced a covered bridge built in 1837. Washed out on August 19, 1955.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over Farmington River on Collinsville Road in Unionville
Location
Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut
Status
Destroyed by flooding
History
Built 1895; Lost to flooding in 1955
Builder
- Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut
Design
Lenticular through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.76421, -72.89639   (decimal degrees)
41°45'51" N, 72°53'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/674862/4625735 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Collinsville
Inventory number
BH 61179 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,954)
Berlin Iron Bridge Co. (188)
Built 1895 (283)
Built during 1890s (3,077)
Connecticut (821)
Destroyed by flood (525)
Farmington River (17)
Farmington, Connecticut (13)
Hartford County, Connecticut (144)
 Lenticular through truss (87)
Lenticular truss (182)
Lost (26,809)
Lost 1955 (98)
Lost during 1950s (773)
Through truss (15,930)
Truss (34,202)
Unionville, Connecticut (5)

Update Log 

  • March 11, 2021: New photo from Chester Gehman
  • June 22, 2017: Updated by Chester Gehman: Added photo, short description.
  • June 2, 2014: Added by Luke Harden

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