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Black Bridge (1874)

Litchfield County, Connecticut

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Black Bridge 1

Photo submitted by Chester Gehman

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BH Photo #464863

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Description 

Built in 1873 or 1874, it was called the Black Bridge because of its color,and lasted until the morning of March 18,1936. At 7:50 AM that morning, an ice jam and floodwaters caused the Greenwoods Dam upriver to fail. The rush of water washed the bridge off its abutments, damaging it beyond repair. A new iron bridge was opened that October.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bridge over West Branch, Farmington River on Black Bridge Road
Location
New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Status
Destroyed by flooding
History
Built 1874
Design
Howe through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 172.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.87806, -72.96473   (decimal degrees)
41°52'41" N, 72°57'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/668881/4638240 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 87759 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,963)
Built 1874 (82)
Built during 1870s (1,005)
Connecticut (696)
Covered (1,530)
Destroyed by flood (415)
Howe through truss (424)
Howe truss (520)
 Litchfield County, Connecticut (73)
Lost (22,649)
Lost 1936 (78)
Lost during 1930s (501)
New Hartford, Connecticut (4)
Through truss (14,196)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,703)
Truss (31,423)

Update Log 

  • January 13, 2020: New photos from Chester Gehman

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Sources 

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

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