Old Pony-truss Bridge over the Farmington River, Tariffville (Simsbury)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Datebefore 1897
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on carcboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 5/16 x 8 1/4in. (16 x 21cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionDilapidated wooden bridge, evidently a covered bridge, across a fast-flowing shallow stream. Large rocks are in the foreground. A tree-covered hill is in the background.
Object number2000.210.23
InscribedOn verso, in black ink, "The old 'pony-truss' bridge / over the Farmington River, / at Tariffville, Con. / Replaced with an Iron Bridge / about 1897."On View
Not on view
