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Canal Street Bridge
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Canal Bridge
A Truesdell patent for sure. Photo from 1962
eMuseum, Connecticut Historical Society
BH Photo #418669
Description
The prior existence of this bridge was suggested to me on a recent visit to the Canton Historical Museum. On display is an iron bridge part embossed with the builder, A.D.Briggs. The piece looked identical to a joiner on the Tilton Island Bridge in New Hampshire. The docents at the museum had no information, but Ms.Kathy Taylor at the museum provided photos including the bridge that were encouraging, but too distant for positive identification. Imagine my luck in locating two pictures on the internet, photographer unknown, with identifiable background!
Facts
- Overview
- A Truesdell patent bridge in the Collins Axe Company yard in Collinsville
- Location
- Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge
- Builder
- - A.D. Briggs & Co. of Springfield, Massachusetts
- Design
- Truesdell pony truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.80994, -72.92378 (decimal degrees)
41°48'36" N, 72°55'26" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/672462/4630757 (zone/easting/northing)
- Inventory number
- BH 80568 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- February 23, 2018: Added by Chester Gehman
Sources
- Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Nice find, Chester!