Drake Hill Road Bridge


  • Address: Drake Hill Rd
  • Vicinity: Farmington River
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Structure

Drake Hill Road Bridge, erected in 1892, is a pin-connected Parker through truss. Wrought iron, cast iron and steel comprise the various members that make up the trusses, and the abutments are brownstone. The bridge is located about one-quarter mile south of Simsbury center. Drake Hill Road runs west to east, from present-day Route 10, which is Simsbury center's main street, to Riverside Road, which runs along the east bank of the Farmington River. This bridge carries Drake Hill Road over the Farmington River. The bridge stands in a residential area of 19th-century and early 20th-century houses. - NRHP 19 June 1984


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1892/00/00 J H Buddington Engineer and Construction Supervision Built of wrought iron, cast iron and steel

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Particulars for Drake Hill Road Bridge:
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Structure type Bridge
Area of Significance Engineering
Structural design Parker Truss
Structural attribute Pinned Structural Connections
Historic Use Road-related
Sight Category Structure
Bridge Truss Type Through Truss



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 84000999
Resource Type:
Owner: Local
Architect: Buddington,J. H.
Architectural Style: Other
Attribute: Parker Truss
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Engineering
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1875-1899
Significant Year: 1892
Historic Function: Transportation
Historic Sub-Function: Road-related
Current Function: Transportation
Current Sub-Function: Road-related

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