Ashland Mill Bridge
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The Ashland Mill Bridge is a lenticular pony truss bridge over the Pachaug River
in Griswold, Connecticut
that was built in 1886 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company.
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1999.
The bridge served the millyard of the Ashland Cotton Company, in the Jewett City section of Griswold. It crosses a millrace on a skew angle. The bridge is 65 feet long and consists of for panels.
In 1999, the bridge was closed to traffic and was included in a town park. Expectations then were that the bridge would be re-opened for pedestrian use within the park.
Pachaug River
The Pachaug River is a river arising from the Pachaug State Forest at the Connecticut - Rhode Island border and draining into the Quinebaug River....
in Griswold, Connecticut
Griswold, Connecticut
Griswold is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 10,807 at the 2000 census. Griswold contains one borough, Jewett City, and also contains the villages of Doaneville,Rixtown, Glasgo, Hopeville, and Pachaug...
that was built in 1886 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company.
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1999.
The bridge served the millyard of the Ashland Cotton Company, in the Jewett City section of Griswold. It crosses a millrace on a skew angle. The bridge is 65 feet long and consists of for panels.
In 1999, the bridge was closed to traffic and was included in a town park. Expectations then were that the bridge would be re-opened for pedestrian use within the park.