Suffield and Thompsonville Bridge
- Suffield and Thompsonville Bridge
Infobox Bridge
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carries = vehicular and pedestrian traffic
crosses = Connecticut River
locale = Suffield, Connecticut to Thompsonville, Connecticut
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design = 5-span iron truss bridge
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begin = August 15, 1892
complete = January 14, 1893
open = February 20, 1893
closed = 1971
toll = 3¢ for pedestrians
12¢ for single teams
15¢ for double teams
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The Suffield and Thompsonville Bridge was a 5-span iron truss bridge over the Connecticut River located between present day Suffield, Connecticut and Thompsonville, Connecticut (Enfield). It connected Burbank Avenue in Suffield with Main Street in Thompsonville. Its four stone piers still stand today.
History
In 1889 the Suffield and Thompsonville Bridge Company was granted a charter to construct an iron bridge across the Connecticut River between Thompsonville and Suffield. They owned the bridge.
* Iron Contractor: The Berlin Iron Bridge Company of Berlin, Connecticut
* Stone Contractor: O.W. Weand of Reading, PA
* First toll-taker: Nathan Hemenway
* Tolls: three cents for pedestrians, twelve cents for single teams and fifteen cents for double teams.
ee also
* List of crossings of the Connecticut River
References
* [http://home.att.net/~mkm-of-enfct/EHS/EHSaboutUs.html Enfield Historical Society]
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bridge = Suffield and Thompsonville Bridge
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downstream = Enfield-Suffield Veterans Bridge
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