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Mill Bridge

Middlesex County, Connecticut

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East face

Photo taken by Chester Gehman in March 2020

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BH Photo #468047

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Description 

In the summer of 1994, Connecticut DOT began replacing the concrete bridge over Allyn's Brook on Route 17 in Durham. It soon became apparent that a brownstone masonry wall was under the bridge. Further digging revealed a stone arch; an intact stone-arch bridge dating from 1823. The historic bridge was saved by incorporating it into the new concrete bridge, and stairs and a walkway were built for closer viewing.

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over Allyn's Brook on Main Street/ CT 17 in Durham
Location
Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1823; covered by new bridge 1927; rediscovered 1994
Builder
- Silas Brainerd
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 30.0 ft.
Also called
Allyn's Brook Bridge
Mill Brook Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.47394, -72.68027   (decimal degrees)
41°28'26" N, 72°40'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/693695/4593968 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 88569 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,534)
Arch (12,062)
Built 1823 (8)
Built during 1820s (95)
Connecticut (768)
Deck arch (11,300)
Durham, Connecticut (2)
 Middlesex County, Connecticut (62)
Open (39,829)
Owned by state (15,942)
Silas Brainerd (1)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,628)
Stone arch (3,043)

Update Log 

  • March 19, 2020: New photos from Chester Gehman

Sources 

  • Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com
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Mill Bridge
Posted March 19, 2020, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Neat story... Glad they decided to save it!