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Poquonock Bridge (Old)

Hartford County, Connecticut

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Poquonock Bridges

Bridge of the Hartford Street Railway on left

Courtesy Windsor Historical Society

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BH Photo #446856

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge with adjacent trolley bridge
Location
Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Replaced Moseley bridge of 1869.
Builder
- Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut
Railroads
- Hartford Street Railway
- Streetcar
Design
Lenticular through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.90075, -72.67920   (decimal degrees)
41°54'03" N, 72°40'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/692507/4641361 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 82209 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Berlin Iron Bridge Co. (151)
Connecticut (695)
Double-barreled (72)
Farmington River (16)
Hartford County, Connecticut (114)
Hartford Street Railway (2)
Lenticular through truss (71)
Lenticular truss (145)
Lost (22,273)
 Lost 1953 (40)
Lost during 1950s (563)
Pin-connected (3,697)
Replaced by new bridge (14,860)
Streetcar (250)
Through truss (14,047)
Truss (31,238)
Windsor, Connecticut (5)

Update Log 

  • April 27, 2019: New photo from Chester Gehman
  • July 12, 2018: Added by Chester Gehman

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Sources 

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

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