Tag: bridge

On a weekday afternoon in early October I stopped by the Meriden Green as I had never been there before and was impressed by the foot bridge structure. My visit did not disappoint. This 14 acre park was quite beautiful. It’s many walkways and open greens allow for public recreation. […]

Cheryl and I visited The Comstock Bridge, which spans the Salmon River. It is located in East Hampton CT just off of Rt. 16 on Comstock Bridge Rd.  Built in 1840 the bridge has undergone a number of updates. As you view the interior picture you get a sense of […]

To us locals it’s known as the Portland Bridge as it connects Middletown to Portland CT.  However, its official name is the Arrigoni Bridge.  This image was taken in Cromwell on the river bank of the Connecticut River. In the background is Middletown. Only about 1/3 of the bridge was […]

While “barn hunting” in Deep River CT the Olson’s covered bridge (private property) presented a beautiful site on manicured acres of property.  A nice winding road led up to the bridge allowing access to the other side of a small creek which fed into a pond.  As this was private […]

In 2012 this beautiful foot bridge was installed to complete a major gap in the rails to trails walkway which runs from Manchester to Willimantic through Hop River State Park spanning Rt. 316 below. Before the bridge was in place most folks were forced to stop and turn around as […]

  Old Drake Hill Flower Bridge 1 Old Bridge Rd. Simsbury, CT 06070 Cheryl and I were driving all over Simsbury CT one beautiful Saturday afternoon checking off our list of “must have” shots. We were focusing on old barns and didn’t have this shot on our list. It was […]

Cheryl and I traveled to Newport Rhode Island in the summer of 2017.  We took hundreds of images.  These are a couple of those. Camera’s used were Sony Nex 7 and Nikon D7100.

The Grand Ave. bridge, which spans the Quinnipiac River, is located in a neighborhood of New Haven, CT known s “Fair Haven”. Brief history of the bridge: 1791 – First wood and stone draw bridge was constructed.  The draw was lifted by oxen.  It was known as the Dragon Bridge […]