Crosses Connecticut River Closed 1971 Total length 323 m Bridge type Truss bridge Construction end 14 January 1893 | Construction begin August 15, 1892 Opened 20 February 1893 Location Suffield Body of water Connecticut River | |
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Carries vehicular and pedestrian traffic Locale Suffield, Connecticut to Thompsonville, Connecticut Design 5-span iron through truss bridge Similar Calvin Coolidge Bridge, Bulkeley Bridge, Canalside Rail Trail Bridge, Wells River Bridge, Arrigoni Bridge | ||
The Suffield and Thompsonville Bridge was a 5-span iron through truss bridge over the Connecticut River located between present day Suffield, Connecticut and Thompsonville, Connecticut (Enfield). It connected Burbank Avenue in Suffield with Main Street in Thompsonville. Its four stone piers still stand today.
History
In 1889 the Suffield and Thompsonville Bridge Company was granted a charter to construct an iron bridge across the Connecticut River between Thompsonville and Suffield. The Berlin Iron Bridge Company of Berlin, Connecticut was the contractor for the ironwork, and O.W. Weand of Reading, Pennsylvania was the contractor for the stonework. The first toll-taker was Nathan Hemenway. Tolls were initially three cents for pedestrians, twelve cents for single teams and fifteen cents for double teams.
The Enfield–Suffield Veterans Bridge opened downstream in 1966, and the Suffield and Thompsonville Bridge closed shortly thereafter. The ironwork was removed, but the four piers remain in the river.