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Housatonic, Massachusetts. Historic map, Library of Congress

Housatonic, Massachusetts. Historic map, Library of Congress

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 303 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes illus. and index to points of interest. AACR2

Bog Hollow Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on CT State Route 341, Kent, Litchfield County, CT

Bog Hollow Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on CT State Route 341, Ke...

Significance: The Route 341 Bridge is a single span Parker truss bridge, supported by two concrete abutments. The Parker truss is a variation of the Pratt truss, one of the most popular steel truss types of la... More

Butler Bridge, Spans Housatonic River on Butler Road (North Glendale Road), Stockbridge, Berkshire County, MA

Butler Bridge, Spans Housatonic River on Butler Road (North Glendale R...

Significance: The Butler Bridge is an apparently unique example of a small highway bridge designed by the pre-eminent American bridge engineer George Shattuck Morison, who is remembered primarily for his long-s... More

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New...

Significance: The Gaylordsville Bridge is a single span riveted Parker through truss, a variation of the Pratt truss, one of the most popular steel bridges of the late nineteenth-early twentieth century. This ... More

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New...

Significance: The Gaylordsville Bridge is a single span riveted Parker through truss, a variation of the Pratt truss, one of the most popular steel bridges of the late nineteenth-early twentieth century. This ... More

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New...

Significance: The Gaylordsville Bridge is a single span riveted Parker through truss, a variation of the Pratt truss, one of the most popular steel bridges of the late nineteenth-early twentieth century. This ... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Boardman's Lenticular Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Boardman's Road, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Boardman's Lenticular Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Boardman's ...

Significance: 188 feet in length, in 1984 this bridge was the longest lenticular truss in the State. Aside from redecking, the bridge retains almost all of its historic integrity. It is scheduled for replacem... More

Boardman's Lenticular Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Boardman's Road, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Boardman's Lenticular Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Boardman's ...

Significance: 188 feet in length, in 1984 this bridge was the longest lenticular truss in the State. Aside from redecking, the bridge retains almost all of its historic integrity. It is scheduled for replacem... More

Bog Hollow Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on CT State Route 341, Kent, Litchfield County, CT

Bog Hollow Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on CT State Route 341, Ke...

Significance: The Route 341 Bridge is a single span Parker truss bridge, supported by two concrete abutments. The Parker truss is a variation of the Pratt truss, one of the most popular steel truss types of la... More

Bog Hollow Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on CT State Route 341, Kent, Litchfield County, CT

Bog Hollow Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on CT State Route 341, Ke...

Significance: The Route 341 Bridge is a single span Parker truss bridge, supported by two concrete abutments. The Parker truss is a variation of the Pratt truss, one of the most popular steel truss types of la... More

Butler Bridge, Spans Housatonic River on Butler Road (North Glendale Road), Stockbridge, Berkshire County, MA

Butler Bridge, Spans Housatonic River on Butler Road (North Glendale R...

Significance: The Butler Bridge is an apparently unique example of a small highway bridge designed by the pre-eminent American bridge engineer George Shattuck Morison, who is remembered primarily for his long-s... More

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New...

Significance: The Gaylordsville Bridge is a single span riveted Parker through truss, a variation of the Pratt truss, one of the most popular steel bridges of the late nineteenth-early twentieth century. This ... More

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New...

Significance: The Gaylordsville Bridge is a single span riveted Parker through truss, a variation of the Pratt truss, one of the most popular steel bridges of the late nineteenth-early twentieth century. This ... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Lover's Leap Lenticular Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Pumpkin Hill Road, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Lover's Leap Lenticular Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Pumpkin H...

Significance: The structure is 19 feet wide and 173 feet long. It is the most recently built lenticular through truss surviving in Connecticut, as of 1984. It has been replaced by a new bridge built several y... More

Butler Bridge, Spans Housatonic River on Butler Road (North Glendale Road), Stockbridge, Berkshire County, MA

Butler Bridge, Spans Housatonic River on Butler Road (North Glendale R...

Significance: The Butler Bridge is an apparently unique example of a small highway bridge designed by the pre-eminent American bridge engineer George Shattuck Morison, who is remembered primarily for his long-s... More

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New...

Significance: The Gaylordsville Bridge is a single span riveted Parker through truss, a variation of the Pratt truss, one of the most popular steel bridges of the late nineteenth-early twentieth century. This ... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bog Hollow Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on CT State Route 341, Kent, Litchfield County, CT

Bog Hollow Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on CT State Route 341, Ke...

Significance: The Route 341 Bridge is a single span Parker truss bridge, supported by two concrete abutments. The Parker truss is a variation of the Pratt truss, one of the most popular steel truss types of la... More

Bog Hollow Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on CT State Route 341, Kent, Litchfield County, CT

Bog Hollow Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on CT State Route 341, Ke...

Significance: The Route 341 Bridge is a single span Parker truss bridge, supported by two concrete abutments. The Parker truss is a variation of the Pratt truss, one of the most popular steel truss types of la... More

Bog Hollow Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on CT State Route 341, Kent, Litchfield County, CT

Bog Hollow Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on CT State Route 341, Ke...

Significance: The Route 341 Bridge is a single span Parker truss bridge, supported by two concrete abutments. The Parker truss is a variation of the Pratt truss, one of the most popular steel truss types of la... More

Butler Bridge, Spans Housatonic River on Butler Road (North Glendale Road), Stockbridge, Berkshire County, MA

Butler Bridge, Spans Housatonic River on Butler Road (North Glendale R...

Significance: The Butler Bridge is an apparently unique example of a small highway bridge designed by the pre-eminent American bridge engineer George Shattuck Morison, who is remembered primarily for his long-s... More

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New...

Significance: The Gaylordsville Bridge is a single span riveted Parker through truss, a variation of the Pratt truss, one of the most popular steel bridges of the late nineteenth-early twentieth century. This ... More

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New...

Significance: The Gaylordsville Bridge is a single span riveted Parker through truss, a variation of the Pratt truss, one of the most popular steel bridges of the late nineteenth-early twentieth century. This ... More

Tuttle Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Golden Hill Road, Lee, Berkshire County, MA

Tuttle Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Golden Hill Road, Lee, Ber...

Significance: The Tuttle Bridge is an excellent, virtually unaltered, example of William O. Douglas's 1885 patent, which he claimed improved upon his earlier (1878) patent for a lenticular truss bridge. The Tu... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Destruction of Housatonic by a rebel torpedo. Feb. of 17 1864. Charleston

Destruction of Housatonic by a rebel torpedo. Feb. of 17 1864. Charles...

Title inscribed below image. Attributed to William Waud. Formerly attributed to Alfred R. Waud, with the call number DRWG/US - Waud no. 36 (A size). Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.525) Reference prin... More

Lover's Leap Lenticular Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Pumpkin Hill Road, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Lover's Leap Lenticular Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Pumpkin H...

Significance: The structure is 19 feet wide and 173 feet long. It is the most recently built lenticular through truss surviving in Connecticut, as of 1984. It has been replaced by a new bridge built several y... More

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New...

Significance: The Gaylordsville Bridge is a single span riveted Parker through truss, a variation of the Pratt truss, one of the most popular steel bridges of the late nineteenth-early twentieth century. This ... More

Tuttle Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Golden Hill Road, Lee, Berkshire County, MA

Tuttle Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Golden Hill Road, Lee, Ber...

Significance: The Tuttle Bridge is an excellent, virtually unaltered, example of William O. Douglas's 1885 patent, which he claimed improved upon his earlier (1878) patent for a lenticular truss bridge. The Tu... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Farewell! Mother, sweetheart, wife dedicated to the American Red Cross

Farewell! Mother, sweetheart, wife dedicated to the American Red Cross

words by Flora E.W. Torrey ; music by H.L. West. (statement of responsibility) For voice and piano. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. (additional physical form) Staff notation.... More

Bog Hollow Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on CT State Route 341, Kent, Litchfield County, CT

Bog Hollow Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on CT State Route 341, Ke...

Significance: The Route 341 Bridge is a single span Parker truss bridge, supported by two concrete abutments. The Parker truss is a variation of the Pratt truss, one of the most popular steel truss types of la... More

Lover's Leap Lenticular Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Pumpkin Hill Road, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Lover's Leap Lenticular Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Pumpkin H...

Significance: The structure is 19 feet wide and 173 feet long. It is the most recently built lenticular through truss surviving in Connecticut, as of 1984. It has been replaced by a new bridge built several y... More

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New...

Significance: The Gaylordsville Bridge is a single span riveted Parker through truss, a variation of the Pratt truss, one of the most popular steel bridges of the late nineteenth-early twentieth century. This ... More

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New...

Significance: The Gaylordsville Bridge is a single span riveted Parker through truss, a variation of the Pratt truss, one of the most popular steel bridges of the late nineteenth-early twentieth century. This ... More

Tuttle Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Golden Hill Road, Lee, Berkshire County, MA

Tuttle Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Golden Hill Road, Lee, Ber...

Significance: The Tuttle Bridge is an excellent, virtually unaltered, example of William O. Douglas's 1885 patent, which he claimed improved upon his earlier (1878) patent for a lenticular truss bridge. The Tu... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Lover's Leap Lenticular Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Pumpkin Hill Road, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Lover's Leap Lenticular Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Pumpkin H...

Significance: The structure is 19 feet wide and 173 feet long. It is the most recently built lenticular through truss surviving in Connecticut, as of 1984. It has been replaced by a new bridge built several y... More

Lover's Leap Lenticular Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Pumpkin Hill Road, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Lover's Leap Lenticular Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Pumpkin H...

Significance: The structure is 19 feet wide and 173 feet long. It is the most recently built lenticular through truss surviving in Connecticut, as of 1984. It has been replaced by a new bridge built several y... More

Butler Bridge, Spans Housatonic River on Butler Road (North Glendale Road), Stockbridge, Berkshire County, MA

Butler Bridge, Spans Housatonic River on Butler Road (North Glendale R...

Significance: The Butler Bridge is an apparently unique example of a small highway bridge designed by the pre-eminent American bridge engineer George Shattuck Morison, who is remembered primarily for his long-s... More

Butler Bridge, Spans Housatonic River on Butler Road (North Glendale Road), Stockbridge, Berkshire County, MA

Butler Bridge, Spans Housatonic River on Butler Road (North Glendale R...

Significance: The Butler Bridge is an apparently unique example of a small highway bridge designed by the pre-eminent American bridge engineer George Shattuck Morison, who is remembered primarily for his long-s... More

Tuttle Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Golden Hill Road, Lee, Berkshire County, MA

Tuttle Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Golden Hill Road, Lee, Ber...

Significance: The Tuttle Bridge is an excellent, virtually unaltered, example of William O. Douglas's 1885 patent, which he claimed improved upon his earlier (1878) patent for a lenticular truss bridge. The Tu... More

[The Housatonic, Lee, Massachusetts.] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

[The Housatonic, Lee, Massachusetts.] - Public domain image. Dry plate...

Public domain photograph of river bank, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Boardman's Lenticular Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Boardman's Road, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Boardman's Lenticular Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Boardman's ...

Significance: 188 feet in length, in 1984 this bridge was the longest lenticular truss in the State. Aside from redecking, the bridge retains almost all of its historic integrity. It is scheduled for replacem... More

Boardman's Lenticular Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Boardman's Road, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Boardman's Lenticular Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Boardman's ...

Significance: 188 feet in length, in 1984 this bridge was the longest lenticular truss in the State. Aside from redecking, the bridge retains almost all of its historic integrity. It is scheduled for replacem... More

Boardman's Lenticular Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Boardman's Road, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Boardman's Lenticular Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Boardman's ...

Significance: 188 feet in length, in 1984 this bridge was the longest lenticular truss in the State. Aside from redecking, the bridge retains almost all of its historic integrity. It is scheduled for replacem... More

Boardman's Lenticular Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Boardman's Road, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Boardman's Lenticular Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Boardman's ...

Significance: 188 feet in length, in 1984 this bridge was the longest lenticular truss in the State. Aside from redecking, the bridge retains almost all of its historic integrity. It is scheduled for replacem... More

Lover's Leap Lenticular Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Pumpkin Hill Road, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Lover's Leap Lenticular Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Pumpkin H...

Significance: The structure is 19 feet wide and 173 feet long. It is the most recently built lenticular through truss surviving in Connecticut, as of 1984. It has been replaced by a new bridge built several y... More

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New...

Significance: The Gaylordsville Bridge is a single span riveted Parker through truss, a variation of the Pratt truss, one of the most popular steel bridges of the late nineteenth-early twentieth century. This ... More

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New...

Significance: The Gaylordsville Bridge is a single span riveted Parker through truss, a variation of the Pratt truss, one of the most popular steel bridges of the late nineteenth-early twentieth century. This ... More

Tuttle Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Golden Hill Road, Lee, Berkshire County, MA

Tuttle Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Golden Hill Road, Lee, Ber...

Significance: The Tuttle Bridge is an excellent, virtually unaltered, example of William O. Douglas's 1885 patent, which he claimed improved upon his earlier (1878) patent for a lenticular truss bridge. The Tu... More

Tuttle Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Golden Hill Road, Lee, Berkshire County, MA

Tuttle Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Golden Hill Road, Lee, Ber...

Significance: The Tuttle Bridge is an excellent, virtually unaltered, example of William O. Douglas's 1885 patent, which he claimed improved upon his earlier (1878) patent for a lenticular truss bridge. The Tu... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Destruction of Housatonic by a rebel torpedo. Feb. of 17 1864. Charleston

Destruction of Housatonic by a rebel torpedo. Feb. of 17 1864. Charles...

Title inscribed below image. Attributed to William Waud. Formerly attributed to Alfred R. Waud, with the call number DRWG/US - Waud no. 36 (A size). Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.525) Reference prin... More

Carol M. Highsmith - Fisherman, Housatonic River, Appalachian Trail

Carol M. Highsmith - Fisherman, Housatonic River, Appalachian Trail

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Bog Hollow Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on CT State Route 341, Kent, Litchfield County, CT

Bog Hollow Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on CT State Route 341, Ke...

Significance: The Route 341 Bridge is a single span Parker truss bridge, supported by two concrete abutments. The Parker truss is a variation of the Pratt truss, one of the most popular steel truss types of la... More

Bog Hollow Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on CT State Route 341, Kent, Litchfield County, CT

Bog Hollow Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on CT State Route 341, Ke...

Significance: The Route 341 Bridge is a single span Parker truss bridge, supported by two concrete abutments. The Parker truss is a variation of the Pratt truss, one of the most popular steel truss types of la... More

Lover's Leap Lenticular Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Pumpkin Hill Road, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Lover's Leap Lenticular Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Pumpkin H...

Significance: The structure is 19 feet wide and 173 feet long. It is the most recently built lenticular through truss surviving in Connecticut, as of 1984. It has been replaced by a new bridge built several y... More

Butler Bridge, Spans Housatonic River on Butler Road (North Glendale Road), Stockbridge, Berkshire County, MA

Butler Bridge, Spans Housatonic River on Butler Road (North Glendale R...

Significance: The Butler Bridge is an apparently unique example of a small highway bridge designed by the pre-eminent American bridge engineer George Shattuck Morison, who is remembered primarily for his long-s... More

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New...

Significance: The Gaylordsville Bridge is a single span riveted Parker through truss, a variation of the Pratt truss, one of the most popular steel bridges of the late nineteenth-early twentieth century. This ... More

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New...

Significance: The Gaylordsville Bridge is a single span riveted Parker through truss, a variation of the Pratt truss, one of the most popular steel bridges of the late nineteenth-early twentieth century. This ... More

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New...

Significance: The Gaylordsville Bridge is a single span riveted Parker through truss, a variation of the Pratt truss, one of the most popular steel bridges of the late nineteenth-early twentieth century. This ... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Bridge No. 00761, Spanning Housatonic River at State Route No. 15, Mil...

Significance: The bridge is an essential link between the Merritt Parkway and the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the northern terminus of the Me... More

On the Housatonic at Weston Mills, Dalton, Massachusetts.

On the Housatonic at Weston Mills, Dalton, Massachusetts.

Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Boardman's Lenticular Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Boardman's Road, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Boardman's Lenticular Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on Boardman's ...

Significance: 188 feet in length, in 1984 this bridge was the longest lenticular truss in the State. Aside from redecking, the bridge retains almost all of its historic integrity. It is scheduled for replacem... More

Bog Hollow Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on CT State Route 341, Kent, Litchfield County, CT

Bog Hollow Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River on CT State Route 341, Ke...

Significance: The Route 341 Bridge is a single span Parker truss bridge, supported by two concrete abutments. The Parker truss is a variation of the Pratt truss, one of the most popular steel truss types of la... More

Butler Bridge, Spans Housatonic River on Butler Road (North Glendale Road), Stockbridge, Berkshire County, MA

Butler Bridge, Spans Housatonic River on Butler Road (North Glendale R...

Significance: The Butler Bridge is an apparently unique example of a small highway bridge designed by the pre-eminent American bridge engineer George Shattuck Morison, who is remembered primarily for his long-s... More

Butler Bridge, Spans Housatonic River on Butler Road (North Glendale Road), Stockbridge, Berkshire County, MA

Butler Bridge, Spans Housatonic River on Butler Road (North Glendale R...

Significance: The Butler Bridge is an apparently unique example of a small highway bridge designed by the pre-eminent American bridge engineer George Shattuck Morison, who is remembered primarily for his long-s... More

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT

Gaylordsville Bridge, Spanning Housatonic River at U.S. Highway 7, New...

Significance: The Gaylordsville Bridge is a single span riveted Parker through truss, a variation of the Pratt truss, one of the most popular steel bridges of the late nineteenth-early twentieth century. This ... More

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