Opie/River Road Bridge

The previous bridge carrying Opie/River Road over the South Branch of the Raritan River was originally built at this location in 1921 by Dover Boiler Works and was significant as a rare example of a rivet-connected Pratt truss bridge. The ...

Collins Road Bridge Span

This bridge was originally one of five spans that carried Collins Road over the Manitowoc River in the Town of Rockland. Built in 1911, it was replaced in 2001 and moved to Pinecrest Historical Village. This span is preserved to ...

Dodd's Creek Bridge

One of many patented truss designs developed by American inventors and engineers in the mid- to late-19th century, this 87-foot lenticular truss bridge represents an unusual truss type in the United States. The lenticular design features a curved top and ...

Early Drawbridge

One of the few drawbridges in the American colonies was built near here by Benjamin Heron about 1768. Destroyed by British troops, 1781.

Marker is on Castle Hayne Road (U.S. 117) just north of Orange Street, on the right when traveling ...

Covered Bridge 2 Mi.

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The covered bridge over Coheelee Creek, two miles north on the Old River Road, was ordered built by the Early County Board of Commissioners in 1883. It was erected by J. M. Baughman. Commissioners were J. S. Moseley, W. C. ...

Main Street Bridges

A number of bridges have been built over Salado Creek on Main Street since 1870. After the town of Salado was laid out in 1859, citizens crossed the creek using various combinations of rocks and logs. When local citizens and ...

Milwaukee's Bridge War

The three original founders of Milwaukee each led separate settlements, with the Milwaukee River serving as the key border between them. Solomon Juneau's Juneautown was on the east, Byron Kilbourn's Kilbourntown on the west and George Walker's Walker's Point ...

World War II Bridge Test Site

In January 1943 the Yuma Test Branch of the Engineer Board of the Corps of Engineers commenced test operations on fixed and floating bridges at Imperial Dam. Tests were conducted in both sluiceways as well as above and below the ...

Woodbridge Veterans Monument

In Everlasting

Tribute To The

Men And Women

Of Woodbridge

Who Have Served

Their Nation With

Honor To

Preserve Freedom

Lt. G. Bronson Bedworth

Post 2871

Veterans Of

Foreign Wars

1994

Marker is at the intersection of Meetinghouse Lane and Newton Road, on the left when traveling west on Meetinghouse Lane.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Woodbridge

Woodbridge

The town consists of portions of the colonial jurisdictions of New Haven and Milford. Founded in 1738 as the Parish of Amity, it was incorporated in 1784 by act of the Connecticut General Assembly and named after the first parish ...