Comstock's Bridge

Comstock's Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	East Hampton, Connecticut
Coordinates:	41°33′11″N 72°26′57″W / 41.55306°N 72.44917°W / 41.55306; -72.44917Coordinates: 41°33′11″N 72°26′57″W / 41.55306°N 72.44917°W / 41.55306; -72.44917
Area:	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built:	1840
Architectural style:	Howe-truss covered bridge
Governing body:	State
NRHP Reference#:	76001978[1]
Added to NRHP:	January 1, 1976

Comstock's Bridge, also known as the Comstock Covered Bridge, is located in East Hampton, Connecticut. The bridge was built in 1840 to span the Salmon River and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 1, 1976.^[1]

Some people have described the Comstock Covered Bridge as haunted by the ghost of a young man.[1]

The bridge was deemed significant in 1975 by the National Register of Historic Places as being one of only three remaining historical covered bridges in Connecticut.^[2]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Connecticut

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ Bruce Clouette (July 25, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Comstock's Bridge". National Park Service. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/76001978.pdf.  and Accompanying three photos, from 1975

External links

• Connecticut's Historic Highway Bridges