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Flower Street Bridge

Hartford County, Connecticut

Photos 

Published prior to 1923

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BH Photo #416799

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Description 

Bridge was rendered superfluous after the Park River was placed in underground conduit during the 1940's.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Park River on Flower Street in Hartford
Location
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Built 1885
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.76455, -72.68794   (decimal degrees)
41°45'52" N, 72°41'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/692189/4626218 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hartford North
Inventory number
BH 80225 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,628)
Arch (12,863)
Built 1885 (220)
Built during 1880s (2,391)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,342)
Connecticut (856)
Deck arch (12,080)
Hartford County, Connecticut (151)
Hartford, Connecticut (27)
Lost (31,792)

Update Log 

  • February 24, 2019: New photo from Chester Gehman
  • January 23, 2018: Added by Dave King

Sources 

  • Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com

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