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Farmington Canal Heritage Trail - Lock 12 Bridge
Description
Heavily skewed stone arch constructed for the New Haven & Northampton Railroad over the canal it replaced in 1846. Later used by the NH, PC, and Conrail before becoming part of the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail.Facts
- Overview
- Stone arch bridge over Farmington Canal on Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
- Location
- Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut
- Status
- Open to pedestrians only
- History
- Built ca. 1846
- Builder
- - Henry Farnam (Chief Engineer)
- Railroads
- - Conrail (CR)
- New Haven & Northampton Railroad (NH&N)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Design
- Stone arch
- Dimensions
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Total length: 30.0 ft.
- Skew angle
- 50 degrees
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.47483, -72.92390 (decimal degrees)
41°28'29" N, 72°55'26" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/673348/4593550 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Mount Carmel
- Inventory number
- BH 65273 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- December 12, 2020: New photos from Chester Gehman
- January 22, 2017: New photos from Chester Gehman
- January 4, 2015: Added by Ian Martin
Sources
- Ian Martin
- NERail Photo Archive - Image
- Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Comments
Farmington Canal Heritage Trail - Lock 12 Bridge
Chester thanks! Drove through Waterbury in May of 79, didn't know this was so close. In 79 I was shooting with a Minolta Weathermatic 35DL. Still have can actually take pictures under water when canoe or kayacking. Still think 35mm takes better than digital
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You're welcome! Back then I had a Nikkormat that developed a focus problem at the end of its life. The trouble with film, of course, is that you can't see your pictures for a week or two while the film is out being developed. By then it is too late to re-shoot photos from a vacation or special trip. I like my Nikon D50 now.