Comstock Covered Bridge

Also known as: Comstock's Bridge
Over Salmon River north of Route 16, E. Hampton/Colchester

One of three remaining covered bridges in Connecticut

Photos

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Downstream side

Photo taken by Chester Gehman in May 2016

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Coordinates:
+41.55293, -72.44872
41°33'11" N, 72°26'55" W

Quadrangle map:
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Street View

Description

A wooden bridge consisting of a covered Howe truss and a secondary span, an enclosed pony truss. The bridge was built in 1873 by the towns of East Hampton and Colchester, and sometime after 1932 the two towns transferred ownership to the State of Connecticut. The bridge has been renovated three times; in the 1930's by the Civilian Conservation Corps, in the 1970's, and again beginning in 2011.

National Register information

Status: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on January 1, 1976
Reference number: 76001978
NR name: Comstock's Bridge
Architectural style: Other architectural type; Howe-truss covered bridge
Area of significance: Engineering
Level of significance: State
Evaluation criteria: C - Design/Construction
Property type: Structure
Historic function: Road-related
Current function: Road-related
Periods of significance: 1850-1874; 1825-1849
Significant years: 1840; 1868

Update Log

May 30, 2016: New photos from Chester Gehman
May 28, 2016: Updated by Chester Gehman: Corrected build date and added description
January 1, 2012: New Street View added by Bill Eichelberger

Sources

Bill Eichelberger - wallyum [at] hotmail [dot] com
Wikipedia
Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com
National Register database - Reference number 76001978 (Search for documents)