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Bulkeley Bridge construction: looking east on Hartford Avenue, Hartford, August 6, 1907.

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Title	Bulkeley Bridge construction: looking east on Hartford Avenue, Hartford, August 6, 1907.
Place	Bulkeley Bridge (Conn.) Hartford (Conn.) Connecticut River
Topic	Bridges -- Design and construction Granite Construction workers
Theme	Livelihood Infrastructure
Description	A crane appears to be laying the stone parapet of the new granite bridge which is otherwise largely complete. A man stands nearby. A second man is on scaffolding near the second arch. The wooden structures in the river at the right are the piers of the temporary iron bridge. A concrete wall is in the foreground.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger. Construction of the new stone arch Bulkeley Bridge by McMullin, Weand & McDermott began early in 1904 and continued until the December 1907 when the bridge opened to trolley traffic and the general public. From the foundation to the springing line of the arches, the Bulkeley Bridge is built of Leete's Island granite. The remainder of the structure is built of Stony Creek granite. Both the Leete's Island quarry and the Stony Creek quarry are in Branford.
Date created	1907
Physical format	1 photographic print ; 20 x 25 cm.
Digital format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number 1967.96.95 File name 0534 img0075.pcd
Source	The Connecticut Historical Society.
Rights	Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Graphics Collection, The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.
Sub-collection	Photographs

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