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MDC Reservoir #1 Gatehouse Bridge

Hartford County, Connecticut

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Photo taken by Chester Gehman in January 2021

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BH Photo #489972

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Description 

Bridge provides access from dam to tower containing penstock control valves.

Facts 

Overview
Bowstring through truss bridge over Reservoir #1 on Access to gatehouse in West Hartford.
Location
West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1922
Builders
- Hartford Water Co. (predecessor of the MDC)
- Metropolitan District Commission of Connecticut
Design
Bowstring through truss
Dimensions
Deck width: 5.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.75155, -72.77605   (decimal degrees)
41°45'06" N, 72°46'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/684902/4624581 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 92115 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bowstring through truss (368)
Bowstring truss (738)
Built 1922 (756)
Built during 1920s (10,444)
Connecticut (856)
Hartford County, Connecticut (151)
Hartford Water Co. (1)
 Have street view (30,436)
Metropolitan District Commission of Connecticut (1)
Open to pedestrians (4,698)
Owned privately (2,024)
Through truss (19,042)
Truss (38,330)
West Hartford, Connecticut (3)

Update Log 

  • February 3, 2021: Added by Chester Gehman

Sources 

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

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