Hartford Bridge (1895)

Photo

Published prior to 1923

BH Photo #416798

Map

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Description

The Berlin Iron Bridge Company built this temporary wooden structure to replace the covered bridge that was destroyed in a fire on May 17, 1895, completing it on June 8, 1895. An ice jam carried the bridge away on December 23, 1895, necessitating re-establishing ferry service 1895-1896 until the new iron bridge was completed.

Facts

Overview: Lost Timber stringer bridge over Connecticut River in Hartford
Location: East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
Status: Destroyed by flooding
History: Opened June 8, 1895; Destroyed by flood December 23, 1895
Builder: - Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut
Design: Timber stringer
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.76973, -72.66484 (decimal degrees)
41°46'11" N, 72°39'53" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/694094/4626845 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Hartford North
Inventory number: BH 80224 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

May 15, 2021: Updated by Chester Gehman: Added description
January 23, 2018: Added by Dave King

Related Bridges

Hartford Toll Bridge (1818) (Predecessor)
Hartford Ferry (1895) (Successor)

Sources

Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com