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Shelton, CT – Bridges & more.
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]As you look through the slide show you’ll see a photo of a dam. This is known as Ousatonic Dam. No I didn’t forget the “H”. It was planned and it’s construction overseen by Edward Shelton, in 1891, for the Ousatonic Water Co. The dam, constructed from 1867-1870 right after the Civil War, is 637 ft. long and 20 ft. high. It was built for the purpose of harnessing water power, from the Housatonic River, for what Mr. Shelton hoped to be a spawning industrial community. There were canal’s for small boats to pass the dam at the time but they are not in use today. Mr.…
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Washington Bridge – Stratford, CT
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] Cheryl and I decided to photograph the Washington Bridge today. Locals sometimes refer to the bridge as the Devon Bridge because it connects the Devon section of Milford, CT with the Town of Stratford. The bridge is approx. 859′ long and 43′ wide. It consists of two northbound and two southbound vehicular lanes and one pedestrian path. Locally this is a segment of Rt.1. Historically speaking the first bridge located here was built in 1813 out of wood. The bridge was rebuilt on two occasions. The first time resulted from most of the bridge drifting out to sea after being struck by large chunks of floating…
