List of covered bridges in Connecticut
Below is a list of covered bridges in Connecticut. As of 2021[update], there were nine authentic covered bridges in the U.S. state of Connecticut; three of these are historic.[1]: 20 A covered bridge is considered authentic not due to its age, but by its construction. An authentic bridge is constructed using trusses rather than other methods such as stringers, a popular choice for non-authentic covered bridges.
Bridges
Name | Image | County | Location | Built | Length | Crosses | Ownership | Truss | Notes |
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The Barn Yard Covered Bridge[2] | Tolland | Ellington 41°53′7″N 72°27′53″W / 41.88528°N 72.46472°W / 41.88528; -72.46472 (The Barn Yard Covered Bridge) | 2021 | 56 feet (17 m) | Belding Brook | Town | |||
Blackwell Brook Bridge[2] | Windham | Brooklyn 41°47′53″N 71°58′55″W / 41.79806°N 71.98194°W / 41.79806; -71.98194 (Blackwell Brook Bridge) | 2010 | 35 feet (11 m) | Blackwell Brook | Howe | |||
Bull's Bridge[3] | Litchfield | Kent 41°40′32″N 73°30′35″W / 41.67556°N 73.50972°W / 41.67556; -73.50972 (Bull's Bridge) | ca. 1870 | 109 feet (33 m) | Housatonic River | Town of Kent | Town | ||
Comstock's Bridge[3] | Middlesex | East Hampton 41°33′11″N 72°26′57″W / 41.55306°N 72.44917°W / 41.55306; -72.44917 (Comstock's Bridge) | 1840, 1868, rebuilt 2011[2] | 95 feet (29 m) | Salmon River | State of Connecticut | Howe | Has an adjacent 36 feet (11 m) pony queen truss bridge[2] | |
Gold Mine Bridge[2] | New London | Norwich 41°31′9″N 72°7′38″W / 41.51917°N 72.12722°W / 41.51917; -72.12722 (Gold Mine Bridge) | 2015 | 60 feet (18 m) | stream | Private | Town | ||
Huckleberry Hill Bridge[1]: 21–22 | Hartford | Avon 41°47′10″N 72°54′31″W / 41.78611°N 72.90861°W / 41.78611; -72.90861 (Huckleberry Hill Bridge) | 1968 | 36 feet (11 m) | Pond outlet | Town of Avon | Pratt variant | ||
Johnsonville Village Bridge[1]: 26–27 | Middlesex | Johnsonville Village 41°29′45″N 72°27′59″W / 41.49583°N 72.46639°W / 41.49583; -72.46639 (Johnsonville Village Bridge) | 1976[2] | 60 feet (18 m) | Moodus River | Private | Multiple king with arch | Also called Bicentennial Bridge[2] | |
West Cornwall Covered Bridge[3] | Litchfield | West Cornwall 41°52′18″N 73°21′52″W / 41.87167°N 73.36444°W / 41.87167; -73.36444 (West Cornwall Covered Bridge) | 1864 | 173 feet (53 m) | Housatonic River | Town of Cornwall | Town | Also called Hart Covered Bridge | |
Worthington Pond Farm Bridge[1]: 28–29 | Tolland | Somers 42°1′1″N 72°24′49″W / 42.01694°N 72.41361°W / 42.01694; -72.41361 (Worthington Pond Farm Bridge) | 2002 | 62 feet (19 m) | Pond outlet | Private | Town with arch |
See also
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
- World Guide to Covered Bridges
References
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap
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- ^ a b c d Evans, Benjamin D. and June R. (2004). New England's Covered Bridges. Lebanon, NH: University Press of New England. pp. 17-30. ISBN 1-58465-320-5.
- ^ a b c d e f g Caswell, William S. World Guide to Covered Bridges (2021 ed.). Concord, New Hampshire: National Society for Preservation of Covered Bridges. pp. 5–6. ISBN 978-0-578-30263-8.
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
Further reading
Caswell, William S. Jr. (2011). Connecticut and Rhode Island Covered Bridges. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-73857540-7.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Covered bridges in Connecticut.
- National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges
- Visit Connecticut article about the state's covered bridges
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