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Spring Street Bridge

Tolland County, Connecticut

Photos 

Spring Street 1

Stafford Historical Society

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BH Photo #444132

Map 

Description 

Truesdell Patent truss as built by A.D. Briggs of Springfield, Mass.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Truesdell pony truss bridge over Middle River on Spring Street in Stafford Springs
Location
Stafford Springs, Tolland County, Connecticut
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1863; probably lasted until 1912 replacement.
Builder
- A.D. Briggs & Co. of Springfield, Massachusetts
Design
Truesdell pony truss
Dimensions
Total length: 52.0 ft.
Also called
Mineral Springs Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.95307, -72.30463   (decimal degrees)
41°57'11" N, 72°18'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/723397/4648080 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 84584 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,634)
A.D. Briggs & Co. (9)
Built 1863 (31)
Built during 1860s (622)
Connecticut (842)
Lost (29,049)
Lost 1912 (47)
Lost during 1910s (672)
 Owned by township (3,304)
Pony truss (17,080)
Replaced by new bridge (19,749)
Stafford Springs, Connecticut (2)
Tolland County, Connecticut (36)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,627)
Truesdell truss (20)
Truss (35,934)

Update Log 

  • March 2, 2019: New photos from Chester Gehman

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Sources 

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

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