West Cornwall Covered Bridge
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 West Cornwall Covered Bridge, spanning the Housatonic River |
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| Official name | Hart Bridge |
| Carries | Sharon-Goshen Turnpike (Connecticut Route 128) |
| Crosses | Housatonic River |
| Locale | Cornwall, Connecticut |
| Design | Town lattice truss bridge |
| Material | wood |
| Total length | 242.1 feet (73.8 m)[1] |
| Width | 15 feet (4.6 m) |
| Number of spans | 2 |
| Piers in water | 1 |
| Opened | 1841[1] |
| Coordinates |
41°52′18″N 73°21′52″W / 41.87167°N 73.36444°WCoordinates: 41°52′18″N 73°21′52″W / 41.87167°N 73.36444°W |
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Bridge site in U.S. state of Connecticut
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| Coordinates: | 41°52′18″N 73°21′52″W / 41.87167°N 73.36444°W |
| Area: | 1 acre (0.4 ha) |
| Governing body: | State |
| NRHP Reference#: | 75001923[2] |
| Added to NRHP: | December 30, 1975 |
The West Cornwall Covered Bridge (also known as Hart Bridge) is a wooden lattice truss bridge built over the Housatonic River in the town of Cornwall, Connecticut. It is estimated to have been built around 1864.
Details [edit]
The covered bridge is 172 feet (52 m) long, 15 feet (4.6 m) wide and supports one lane of vehicle traffic for the Sharon-Goshen Turnpike (Connecticut Route 128).[3] The bridge is built of red spruce timbers secured with treenails (wooden pegs). In 1973 the roadway was reinforced with the addition of a concealed steel deck.[4]
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[2] Extensive repair was done to the floor of the bridge during the mid-1940s when a tanker truck carrying tar plunged through the flooring.
The bridge appeared in the opening scenes of the movie, Valley of the Dolls a 1967 American drama film based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Jacqueline Susann.[citation needed]
References [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: West Cornwall Covered Bridge |
- ^ a b Hart Bridge at Structurae
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ^ Cornwall Historical Society. “The Covered Bridge in West Cornwall, Connecticut.” Accessed 2008-07-29.
- ^ Public Archeology Survey Team, Inc., Storrs, CT. “West Cornwall Bridge.” Accessed 2008-07-29.
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