The Arrawanna Bridge - When Preservation Begets Neglect - Historic Infrastructure of CT.

Footage taken between November 2021 & July 2023.

Sources

Newspaper Articles (in order of appearance):

“Sealed Proposals,” Hartford Courant, October 20, 1917, Page 19. newspapers.com

"Mayor Continues to Withhold Approval of New Road Layout," Hartford Courant, March 21, 1970, Page 14. newspapers.com

"Permit Granted for Berlin Street Work," Hartford Courant, April 19, 1972, Page 20. newspapers.com

“Route 72 Relocation To Make Berlin Street Dead End,” Hartford Courant, November 2, 1972, page 17. newspapers.com

"Sbona Tries To Save Bridge, Hartford Courant, October 1, 1974,
Page 28. newspapers.com

"State Studying Old Stone Bridge May Save It for Limited Use,"
Hartford Courant, October 12, 1974, Page 36. newspapers.com


Aerial Survey Photos via the Connecticut State Library & UCONN Air Photo Archive

April 1934: Photograph 09228
By: Fairchild Aerial Survey Co. & The Connecticut National Guard
Published by: CT State Library
https://cslib.contentdm.oclc.org/digi...

March 11, 1965: Photograph 01367
By: Keystone Aerial Surveys, Inc.
Published by: CT State Library
https://cslib.contentdm.oclc.org/digi...

March 9, 1970: Photo 2838
By: Keystone Aerial Surveys, Inc.
Published by: UCONN Air Photo Archive
http://magic.lib.uconn.edu/magic_2/ra...

March 8, 1986: DEP Photo 21-47-3249
By: Aero Graphics Corp.
Published by: UCONN Air Photo Archive
http://magic.lib.uconn.edu/magic_3/ra...


E-Book Images:

Connecticut Highway Department, “Annual Report of the Highway Commissioner to the Governor For the Term Beginning October 1, 1918 and Ending on June 30, 1919,”
(Reformatory Press, Cheshire, CT) 1919, Page 16 (B&W Arrawanna Bridge photo with caption). Google Books E-Book, https://books.google.com/books/about/...


Websites:
Arrawanna Bridge, https://bridgehunter.com/ct/middlesex...


National Register of Historic Places Paperwork:

National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet, Arrawanna Bridge, 2004
https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAss...


Special Thanks:
Special thanks to Ian Martin for his amazing research published on Bridge Hunter and Greg Amy for suggesting this video.

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