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Drake Hill Road Bridge, also known as the Old Drake Hill Flower Bridge,Official Simsbury, CT Website
Retrieved June 27, 2015. is a bridge in
Simsbury, Connecticut Simsbury is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 24,517 at the 2020 census. The town was incorporated as Connecticut's 21st town in May 1670. History Early history At the beginning of the 17th century, t ...
, originally carrying Drake Hill Road over the
Farmington River The Farmington River is a river, U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 in length along its main stem, located in northwest Connecticut with major tributaries e ...
. Built in 1892, it is one of three surviving Parker truss bridges in the state. 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 ...
in 1984. It now carries foot traffic only.


Description and history

The Drake Hill Road Bridge is located a short way southeast of the town center of Simsbury. It is located between Old Bridge Road, a former alignment of Drake Hill Road, and Riverside Road, which parallels the east bank of the Farmington River. Drake Hill Road now passes to the north, crossing the river on a modern bridge. This bridge is a single-span, pin-connected Parker through truss constructed with wrought iron, cast iron and steel. It rests on
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abutments and carries a roadway for a span of . and It has a wooden plank deck suitable for foot traffic, and its sides are adorned with planters that are seasonally filled with flowers. The bridge was built in 1892, and is one of three 19th-century Parker trusses to survive in the state. All three were designed by J.H. Buddington, an engineer for the state highway department. This bridge was built as a replacement for a timber-frame bridge that previously stood on the site. The town recognized the need for replacing the older structure in 1890, but financing of the replacement delayed its construction. The bridge was taken out of vehicular service in 1992, when the present alignment of Drake Hill Road was established. This bridge is now open strictly for pedestrian and bicycle traffic.


See also

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List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut This is a list of bridges and tunnels on the National Register of Historic Places in the U.S. state of Connecticut. References {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Bridges On The National Register Of Historic Places In Connecticut Connecticut Brid ...


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