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2000.210.18  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Bulkeley Bridge Construction: Work on Foundation of Western Abutment, March 2, 1904
2000.210.18 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Bulkeley Bridge Construction: Work on Foundation of Western Abutment, March 2, 1904

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 number2000.210.18
DescriptionConstruction equipment on the west bank of the Connecticut River includes a cement mixer, and buckets for pouring concrete, supported by chains and pulleys on a large crane. Ladders and other machinery, possibly including pile drivers, are on the wooden caisson at the left. Piles of dirt, crushed stone and rocks are on the back. Workmen, some wearing overalls, stand on wooden walkways. Some men have wheelbarrows. Steam rises from a pipe. A trolley car is on the temporary iron bridge in the background. Wires run overhead. Men stand by the bridge railing. The bridge is supported by wooden abutments. Ice in on the river in the background.
NotesSubject Note: 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. 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.
Status
Not on view