Hop River State Park Trail - Willimantic River Bridge

Photo

South elevation

Photo taken by Ian Martin in June 2016

BH Photo #357228

Former HP&F Hartford-Willimantic route abandoned 1972. Will eventually become part of the Hop River State Park Trail/East Coast Greenway.

Overview: Abandoned deck plate girder over Willimantic River on Hop River State Park Trail (future) in Columbia
Location: Columbia, Tolland County, Connecticut, and Windham County, Connecticut
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Future prospects: Will eventually be converted for trail use
History: Abandoned 1972
Railroads: - Hartford, Providence & Fishkill Railroad (HP&F)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
- Rail-to-trail
Design: Deck plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.71829, -72.24460 (decimal degrees)
41°43'06" N, 72°14'41" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/729209/4622167 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Willimantic
Inventory number: BH 61884 (Bridgehunter.com ID)