Rating:
12217
{79}%
1 vote
Christopher Allen Bridge
Photos
Spring Street 1
Easterly view
Photo taken by Chester Gehman in March 2019
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BH Photo #444129
Description
The bridge was a gift to the town of Stafford Springs by Christopher Allen, a former resident, and said to have cost $16,000. It replaced a metal truss bridge.
Facts
- Overview
- Stone arch bridge over Middle River on Spring Street in Stafford Springs
- Location
- Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1912
- Design
- Stone arch
- Dimensions
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Span length: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 40.0 ft.
Deck width: 21.7 ft.
- Also called
- Spring Street Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.95307, -72.30465 (decimal degrees)
41°57'11" N, 72°18'17" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/723394/4648080 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Stafford Springs
- Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
- 862
- Inventory numbers
- CT 4779 (Connecticut bridge number)
BH 12217 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection report (as of September 2017)
- Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 77.2 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- May 1, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- March 2, 2019: New photos from Chester Gehman
Sources
- Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Geoff Hubbs
It is a shame more stones fell off facia into river since photos last taken.