Historic Bridges of Devil's Hopyard State Park

Bridge No. 1604

Bridge No. 1604, as seen from the downstream side
Location Devil's Hopyard Rd. (CT 434), Devil's Hopyard State Park, East Haddam, Connecticut
Built 1937 (1937)
Architectural style Vernacular, rustic
MPS Connecticut State Park and Forest Depression-Era Federal Work Relief Programs Structures TR
NRHP Reference # 93000642[1]
Added to NRHP July 29, 1993

There are three bridges carrying Hopyard Road (part of unsigned State Road 434) over several brooks within Devil's Hopyard State Park in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The main route of SSR 434 follows the Eightmile River and the bridges cross over its minor tributaries. All three bridges are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as Bridge No. 1603, Bridge No. 1604, and Bridge No. 1605, corresponding to their structure numbers in the National Bridge Inventory). The three bridges are essentially identical masonry arch bridges, 38 feet (12 m) long, with a roadbed 22 feet (6.7 m) wide. All three were constructed between 1933 and 1937, in part by Civilian Conservation Corps crews, and in part with funding from the federal Works Progress Administration jobs program. All three bridges were rehabilitated in 1988, capping the arch with concrete and a waterproof membrane before restoring the roadbed.[2][3][4]

Bridge data

Bridge No. Crosses over Milepost
(along SSR 434)
1603 Unnamed brook 6.70
41°29′02″N 72°20′33″W / 41.483756°N 72.342370°W / 41.483756; -72.342370 (Bridge 1603)
1604 Unnamed brook 7.18
41°28′39″N 72°20′31″W / 41.477417°N 72.341954°W / 41.477417; -72.341954 (Bridge 1604)
1605 Muddy Brook 7.32
41°28′32″N 72°20′31″W / 41.475528°N 72.341911°W / 41.475528; -72.341911 (Bridge 1605)

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Bridge No. 1603" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
  3. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Bridge No. 1604" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
  4. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Bridge No. 1605" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-11-20.

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