Bulkeley Bridge Construction: Pouring Foundation of the Western Abutment, March 2, 1904
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Date1904
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 5/16 x 8 1/4in. (16 x 21cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number2000.210.17
DescriptionIn the foreground, workmen pour concrete from a bucket into a wooden caisson. Ladders and machinery are at the right. Men in suits look on. A wheelbarrow and a wooden walkway are on piles of dirt and rock in the foreground. In the background, men stand on the temporary iron bridge, which is supported by wooden abutments. Trolley wires run overhead. Ice is on the Connecticut River in the background.
NotesSubject Note: After the temporary wooden bridge replacing the Hartford covered bridge was swept away by freshets in 1895 and 1896, the Berlin Iron Bridge Company constructed a new temporary iron bridge. The temporary iron bridge was begun May 4, 1896 and opened for travel on June 12, 1896. Construction of the new stone arch Bulkeley Bridge by McMullin, Weand & McDermott began early in 1904 and continued until the December 1907 when the bridge opened to trolley traffic and the general public.Status
Not on view
