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Pequabuck Bridge

Hartford County, Connecticut

Photos 

CT 38S 1

Photo taken by Chester Gehman in June 2015

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BH Photo #403928

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Bridge was built at same time as Farmington Canal was constructed 450' to the east. A modern bridge now carries Meadow Road over the Pequabuck River.

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over Pequabuck River before rechanneling 300' west. On Farmington Canal Heritage Trail in Farmington
Location
Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1833
Design
Brownstone-rubble arch
Dimensions
Total length: 22.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 19, 1984
Also called
Meadow Road Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.71659, -72.83956   (decimal degrees)
41°42'60" N, 72°50'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/679719/4620565 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
New Britain
Inventory numbers
NRHP 84001049 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 61587 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,751)
Arch (12,310)
Built 1833 (19)
Built during 1830s (198)
Connecticut (797)
Deck arch (11,550)
Farmington, Connecticut (13)
HAER documented (1,108)
Hartford County, Connecticut (142)
 Have street view (27,287)
NR-listed (2,974)
Open to pedestrians (4,317)
Owned by township (2,862)
Preserved (1,207)
Road-to-trail (106)
Stone arch (3,127)
Total length under 25 feet (2,515)

Update Log 

  • September 28, 2017: New photos from Chester Gehman
  • July 2, 2014: New Street View added by Luke Harden
  • July 2, 2014: Updated by Chester Gehman: Added categories "HAER documented", "Rail-to-trail"

Sources 

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

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