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Groton Bridge Co.
The Groton Bridge Co. was an American construction company. History The company was founded in 1877 as Groton Iron Bridge Company, by merger of two firms. It was reorganized and became the Groton Bridge and Manufacturing Company in 1887. It was purchased by the American Bridge Company in 1899 but was separated in 1902 as Groton Bridge Co. and survived under that name until the 1920s. The firm was believed to be a subsidiary of American Bridge Co. in 1908 when it installed two Parker truss spans manufactured by American Bridge Co. to complete the Plata Bridge in Puerto Rico. with Notable projects A number of its works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. * Cherokee Bridge, over Tennessee River, built for $69,000. * Allenwood River Bridge, LR 460 over W branch of Susquehanna River, Allenwood, PA and Union, PA (Groton Bridge & Manufacturing Co.), NRHP-listed * Blackford Bridge, Chestnut Rd (Rte 652), Lebanon, Virginia (Groton Bridge and Manufacturin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Hickory Bridge
The West Hickory Bridge is a girder bridge that carries Pennsylvania Route 127 across the Allegheny River in rural Forest County, Pennsylvania. Spanning the river between Harmony Township and Hickory Township, it is named for the village of West Hickory. This 2007 bridge replaced an 1896 one-lane truss bridge, which was designed for non-motorized traffic. It was a multiple span, Pratt truss bridge built by the Groton Bridge Company and measured 695 feet, 6 inches, in length. ''Note:'' This includes The old bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Despite the low use of the bridge (only about 900 drivers per day), it was considered to be in need of replacement. See also *List of crossings of the Allegheny River ReferencesBridge Mapper article on old structure {{Crossings navbox , structure = Bridges , place = Allegheny River , bridge = West Hickory Bridge , bridge signs = PA 127 , upstream = Tidioute Bridg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavendish, Vermont
Cavendish is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The town was likely named after William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire. The population was 1,392 at the 2020 census. The town of Cavendish includes the unincorporated villages of Cavendish and Proctorsville. History Early settlers Captain John Coffeen, the town's first permanent settler, brought his family and possessions into the wilderness of Cavendish in June 1769. They built a dwelling in the northern part of town on what is now E. I. Heald's farm, on the lot still called the "Coffeen pasture". The Coffeens remained the only family in Cavendish for two years. In the early 1780s, Leonard Proctor and Salmon Dutton came from Massachusetts and gave their names to the two major settlements on the Black River, Proctorsville and Duttonsville. In 1782, the first recorded town meeting occurred and Dutton was elected town clerk. He is credited with having conducted a 1784 survey for the first road from Duttonsville alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Woodstock, Vermont
West Woodstock is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 401. The CDP is in central Windsor County, at the geographic center of the town of Woodstock, in the valley of the Ottauquechee River, an east-flowing tributary of the Connecticut River. U.S. Route 4 is the main street through the community, leading northeast to the village of Woodstock and west to Bridgewater. White River Junction is to the east and Rutland is to the west via Route 4. The West Woodstock Bridge, a historic steel bridge, carries Mill Road across the Ottauquechee River from the center of the village. The Lincoln Covered Bridge The Lincoln Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge, just south of U.S. Route 4 in West Woodstock, Vermont. Built in 1877, it is one of the only known examples of a wooden Pratt truss bridge in the United States. It was listed on the National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Woodstock Bridge
The West Woodstock Bridge is a historic steel bridge, carrying Mill Road across the Ottauquechee River in the village of West Woodstock, Vermont. Built in 1900, it is the oldest documented Pennsylvania through truss bridge in the state. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. Description and history The West Woodstock Bridge stands just north of Woodstock Union High School, spanning the Ottauquechee River east of U.S. Route 4 (US 4) in an east–west orientation. It is a single-span Pennsylvania through truss, a variant of the Pratt truss with additional vertical members, and its elements are connected by pins instead of rivets. It is in length, and rests on rubblestone abutments. It is wide, carrying two lanes of traffic, and has a portal height of . The deck consists of rolled I-beam stringers with wooden flooring. Elements of bridge exhibit modest Victorian styling. with The bridge was fabricated by the Groton Manufacturing Company of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Hickory, Pennsylvania
West Hickory is an unincorporated community in Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along the Allegheny River and Pennsylvania Route 127, north-northeast of Tionesta. West Hickory has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional ser ... with ZIP code 16370. Notable person * Emeline Harriet Howe (1844–1934), poet References Unincorporated communities in Forest County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{ForestCountyPA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylor, New York
Taylor is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The town is in the eastern part of the county and is east of Cortland. The population was 523 at the 2010 census. The town is named after General Zachary Taylor, later the 12th president of the United States. History Taylor was within the Central New York Military Tract. The first settlers arrived around 1793. The town was formed from the town of Solon in 1849. By 1865, the population was 1,167. The Town Line Bridge and Union Valley Congregational Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (0.41%) is water. The eastern town line is the border of Chenango County. New York State Route 26 passes across the southeastern part of the town. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 500 people, 177 households, and 138 families residing in the town. The population density was 16. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Town Line Bridge
Town Line Bridge, also known as Taylor Lenticular Truss Bridge, is a historic bridge located at Taylor in Cortland County, New York. It was constructed in 1888 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin, Connecticut. It is an 85-foot-long single-span bridge and was built to serve wagon traffic. ''See also:'' The Groton Bridge Co. is also associated with the bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 2008. At the time of its NRHP listing, the bridge was believed to be one of only 13 lenticular truss bridges in New York State. On August 24, 2018, demolition of Town Line Bridge began. By September 12, 2018, the bridge was completely torn down with no plan to replace. It is unknown who authorized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westfield, New York
Westfield is a town in the western part of Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 4,513 at the 2020 census. Westfield is also the name of a village within the town, containing 65% of the town's population. This unique town is accompanied by vineyards, gorges and historical buildings. History The area was first settled in 1802 by James McMahan, formerly of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. McMahan established a mill near the mouth of Chautauqua Creek, where it empties into Lake Erie. The mill was later dismantled in advance of the War of 1812 to prevent it falling into the hands of the British. Today some of the millstones from McMahan's mill rest outside the Patterson Library in Westfield village. The town of Westfield was established in 1828 from parts of the towns of Portland and Ripley. The Barcelona Lighthouse was constructed in 1829 to overlook Barcelona Harbor and aided sailors on Lake Erie until being deactivated in 1859. It was the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rorig Bridge
Rorig Bridge is a historic Pratt through truss bridge located at Westfield in Chautauqua County, New York. It was constructed in 1890 by the Groton Bridge and Manufacturing Company and spans Chautauqua Creek Chautauqua Creek is a tributary of Lake Erie, approximately long, in the southwestern corner of New York (state), New York in the United States. The headwaters of the creek rise in the town of Sherman (town), New York, Sherman, in Chautauqua Count .... It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. References Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Bridges completed in 1890 Transportation buildings and structures in Chautauqua County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Chautauqua County, New York Pratt truss bridges in the United States {{NewYork-bridge-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated territories of the United States, unincorporated territory of the United States. It is located in the northeast Caribbean Sea, approximately southeast of Miami, Florida, between the Dominican Republic and the United States Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and includes the eponymous main island and several smaller islands, such as Isla de Mona, Mona, Culebra, Puerto Rico, Culebra, and Vieques, Puerto Rico, Vieques. It has roughly 3.2 million residents, and its Capital city, capital and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, most populous city is San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan. Spanish language, Spanish and English language, English are the official languages of the executive branch of government, though Spanish predominates. Puerto Rico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naranjito, Puerto Rico
Naranjito (, ) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central region of the island, south of Toa Alta; north of Barranquitas and Comerío; east of Corozal; and west of Bayamón. Naranjito is spread over 7 barrios and Naranjito Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The intention to form the municipality of Naranjito began in 1810. After a series of major incidents with powerful political interests of the time, on December 3, 1824, Don Braulio Morales successfully founded the town of Naranjito. The town was founded in the neighborhood of the same name, on a land donated by Doña Manuela Rivera and Don Braulio Morales. Morales was named "Captain Settler" and at the same time was appointed mayor of the town in development. The name "Naranjito" is derived from a small orange tree that served as a reference point for travelers looking for in the shortest way to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Sharon, Maine
New Sharon is a town in Franklin County, Maine, incorporated in 1794. The population was 1,458 at the 2020 census. The town is roughly bisected by the Sandy River, a tributary of the Kennebec River. Fred H. Hale Sr., who was recognized as the world's oldest living man from March 5, 2004 to November 19, 2004, was born in the town on December 1, 1890. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water. Climate This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, New Sharon has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 1,407 people, 585 households, and 405 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 700 housing units at an average ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
