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Bridge Street Bridge 1886

Hartford County, Connecticut

Photos 

Published prior to 1923

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BH Photo #416749

Map 

Description 

Built in 1886, it superseded the old ferry of 1783. It was a toll bridge until purchased by the state of Connecticut and made free in 1908. It was replaced in 1922 by a through truss built upstream and adjacent.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Connecticut River on Bridge Street, Windsor Locks-Warehouse Point
Location
Windsor Locks, Hartford County, Connecticut
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1886; replaced 1922
Builder
- Windsor Locks & Warehouse Point Bridge & Ferry Co.
Design
Wire/cable suspension
Also called
Warehouse Point- Windsor Locks Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.92897, -72.62388   (decimal degrees)
41°55'44" N, 72°37'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/697009/4644620 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Broad Brook
Inventory number
BH 80197 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,073)
Built 1886 (202)
Built during 1880s (2,108)
Connecticut (823)
Hartford County, Connecticut (146)
Lost (27,328)
Lost 1922 (74)
 Lost during 1920s (590)
Owned by state (16,316)
Replaced by new bridge (18,553)
Suspension (767)
Warehouse Point, Connecticut (1)
Windsor Locks & Warehouse Point Bridge & Ferry Co. (1)
Windsor Locks, Connecticut (7)

Update Log 

  • July 12, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • May 9, 2021: New photo from Chester Gehman
  • March 21, 2020: New photo from Chester Gehman
  • March 6, 2019: New photos from Chester Gehman
  • March 5, 2019: New photo from Nathan Holth
  • January 22, 2018: Added by Dave King

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Sources 

  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Nathan Holth
  • Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs

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