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Tariffville Road Bridge

Hartford County, Connecticut

Photos 

CT 17M 1

Photo taken by Chester Gehman August 1990

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BH Photo #389942

Map 

Description 

Similar in design to Buddington's Drake Hill Road Bridge south of here.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Farmington River on Tariffville Road, CT Route 315 in Simsbury
Location
Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut
Status
Replaced by a new bridge in 1992
History
Built 1894 by John E. Buddington of New Haven
Builder
- J.E. Buddington of New Haven, Connecticut
Design
Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 158.0 ft.
Also called
Route 315 Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.89412, -72.78414   (decimal degrees)
41°53'39" N, 72°47'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/683820/4640394 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Tariffville
Inventory number
BH 61311 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

10-panel truss (312)
19th Century (9,635)
Built 1894 (270)
Built during 1890s (3,388)
Connecticut (856)
Hartford County, Connecticut (151)
J.E. Buddington (2)
Lost (31,819)
Lost 1992 (480)
Lost during 1990s (4,214)
 Owned by state (16,770)
Parker through truss (1,445)
Parker truss (1,842)
Pin-connected (5,427)
Replaced by new bridge (21,704)
Simsbury, Connecticut (8)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,601)
Through truss (19,037)
Truss (38,324)
Wrought Iron (489)

Update Log 

  • December 9, 2021: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
  • May 13, 2017: New photos from Chester Gehman
  • June 11, 2014: Updated by Chester Gehman: Added categories "Pin-connected", "Wrought Iron", "10-panel truss"

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Sources 

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

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