Windham Road Bridge, Windham Road, spanning Willimantic River, Windham, Windham County, CT

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Significance: Windham Road Bridge is significant as a large and well-preserved example of stone-arch construction, a vernacular technique that was commonly used for important crossings, particularly ones below mill dams that might present a hazard during floods. The bridge was built in 1857 in connection with the mill and dam of the Willimantic Linen Company, an enterprise that eventually became the town's largest employer.

Survey number: HAER CT-166

Building/structure dates: 1857 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1875 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1890 Subsequent Work

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1969 - 1980

Historic American Engineering Record, creator

Hayden, Whiting

Jordan, Lyman

Olin, Nathaniel

Willimantic Linen Company

Meyer, Lauren, transmitter

Fleming, Wayne, photographer

Clouette, Bruce, historian

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