( site of ) Suffield and Thompsonville Bridge

USA / Connecticut / Thompsonville /
 bridge, historical layer / disappeared object

The Suffield and Thompsonville Bridge was a 5-span iron truss bridge over the Connecticut River located between present day Suffield, Connecticut and Thompsonville, Connecticut (Enfield). It connected Burbank Avenue in Suffield with Main Street in Thompsonville.
History

In 1889 the Suffield and Thompsonville Bridge Company was granted a charter to construct an iron bridge across the Connecticut River between Thompsonville and Suffield. They owned the bridge.

* Iron Contractor: The Berlin Iron Bridge Company of Berlin, Connecticut
* Stone Contractor: O.W. Weand of Reading, PA
* First toll-taker: Nathan Hemenway
* Tolls: three cents for pedestrians, twelve cents for single teams and fifteen cents for double teams.
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Coordinates:   41°59'57"N   72°36'27"W
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