Glen Falls Bridge - Plainfield CT
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nomadwillie
N 41° 43.028 W 071° 51.692
19T E 261955 N 4622327
The Glen Falls Bridge is a single span wrought iron lenticular thru truss bridge built in 1886.
Waymark Code: WMVVTQ
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 05/30/2017
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The Glen Falls Bridge is a single span wrought iron lenticular thru truss bridge built in 1886. It was built by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company for the Town of Plainfield. It crosses the Moosup River and is adjacent to the former Glens Falls woolen mill. The road the bridge carried is Brunswick Ave and once was a major road. The bridge was closed before 1989.
The overall length is 124 feet with a roadway width of 18 feet. It is about 10 to 12 feet above the Moosup River.
Date Built: 01/01/1886
Length of Span:
124 feet
www:
http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/nrhp/text/99000408.PDF
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