Glen Falls Bridge
The Glen Falls Bridge is a historic bridge that formerly carried Brunswick Avenue over the Moosup River in Plainfield, Connecticut. Built in 1886 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company, it is one of a shrinking number of surviving 19th-century lenticular truss bridges in the state.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Aldrich Free Public Library and March Route of Rochambeau’s Army: Plainfield Pike.
Aldrich Free Public Library
Library
Aldrich Free Public Library is the public library of the Moosup section of Plainfield, Connecticut. Aldrich Free Public Library is situated 3,700 feet west of Glen Falls Bridge.
March Route of Rochambeau’s Army: Plainfield Pike
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moosup and Sterling.
Sterling
Village
Sterling Hill Historic District
Neighborhood
Glen Falls Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Description: disused bridge in Plainfield, Connecticut, US
- Categories: truss bridge, road bridge, historic site, and transport
- Location: Town of Plainfield, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.71704° or 41° 43′ 1″ north
Longitude
-71.8614° or 71° 51′ 41″ west
Established
1886
Open location code
87HCP48Q+RC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Glen Falls Bridge” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Glen Falls Bridge”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Chiampa Preserve and Withey Hill.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Riverview Restaurant and Hope Lodge Venue.
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Worth a closer look: Hartford and New Haven.
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