Bridge Out on Simsbury Road, West Granby
PhotographerPhotographed by
Dick Spafford
American, 1921 - 2013
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Hartford Electric Light Company
American
Date1955
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/2 x 9 3/4in. (19.1 x 24.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Northeast Utilities
DescriptionFour men wearing raincoats and boots stand on embankment looking at a flooded river and the central span of a bridge that has been washed out at either end. Trees line the river banks. Rocks, sand, and what appears to be pavement are in the foreground. Debris, apparently part of a building, is in the background.
Object number1982.28.60
InscribedOn verso, in pencil, "Simsbury Road / W. Granby / Flood of Cot 15-16, 1955 / Illum Nov 1955 p. 7"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: The bridge on Simsbury Road in West Granby was washed out during the flood in August 1955, then was further damaged in a second flood in September 1955. (Finlay 12/26/2013)On View
Not on view
