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Bull's Bridge

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Bull's Bridge is a single-lane vehicular wooden covered bridge across the Housatonic River in the town of Kent, Connecticut, close to the state border with New York. [1]

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Table of Contents

  1. 33 relations: American Revolutionary War, Blue Laws (Connecticut), Comstock's Bridge, Connecticut Department of Transportation, Covered bridge, Covered Bridges Today, Dover Plains, New York, Freshet, George Washington, Hartford, Connecticut, HighBeam Research, Housatonic River, Howe truss, Hydroelectricity, Ithiel Town, Kent, Connecticut, Lattice truss bridge, List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut, List of covered bridges in Connecticut, List of crossings of the Housatonic River, National Register of Historic Places, National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut, New York (state), Newburgh, New York, Pig iron, Poughkeepsie, New York, Queen post, Select board, Treenail, U.S. Route 7, West Cornwall Covered Bridge, William Samuel Johnson, Wood.

  2. 1842 establishments in Connecticut
  3. Bridges completed in 1842
  4. Bridges over the Housatonic River
  5. Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
  6. Former toll bridges in Connecticut
  7. Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
  8. Wooden bridges in Connecticut

American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a military conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.

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Blue Laws (Connecticut)

The Blue Laws of the Colony of Connecticut are an invented set of harsh statutes governing conduct in the Puritan colony, listed in a history of Connecticut that was published in 1781 in London by the Reverend Samuel Peters, an Anglican who had been forced to leave America.

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Comstock's Bridge

Comstock's Bridge, also known as the Comstock Covered Bridge, is a covered bridge in Connecticut, connecting the town of East Hampton to the town of Colchester, spanning the Salmon River. Bull's Bridge and Comstock's Bridge are covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut, road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut and wooden bridges in Connecticut.

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Connecticut Department of Transportation

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (often referred to as CTDOT, occasionally ConnDOT, and CDOT in rare instances) is responsible for the development and operation of highways, railroads, mass transit systems, ports and waterways in Connecticut.

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Covered bridge

A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure.

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Covered Bridges Today

Covered Bridges Today is a non-fiction book on the architecture of covered bridges in the United States.

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Dover Plains, New York

Dover Plains is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Dutchess County, New York, United States.

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Freshet

The term freshet is most commonly used to describe a snowmelt, an annual high water event on rivers resulting from snow and river ice melting.

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George Washington

George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.

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Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut.

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HighBeam Research

HighBeam Research was a paid search engine and full text online archive owned by Gale, a subsidiary of Cengage, for thousands of newspapers, magazines, academic journals, newswires, trade magazines, and encyclopedias in English.

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Housatonic River

The Housatonic River is a river, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey.

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Howe truss

A Howe truss is a truss bridge consisting of chords, verticals, and diagonals whose vertical members are in tension and whose diagonal members are in compression.

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Hydroelectricity

Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power).

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Ithiel Town

Ithiel Town (October 3, 1784 – June 13, 1844) was an American architect and civil engineer.

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Kent, Connecticut

Kent is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.

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Lattice truss bridge

A lattice truss bridge is a form of truss bridge that uses many small, closely spaced diagonal elements forming a lattice.

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List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut

This is a list of bridges and tunnels on the National Register of Historic Places in the U.S. state of Connecticut.

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List of covered bridges in Connecticut

Below is a list of covered bridges in Connecticut.

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List of crossings of the Housatonic River

There are numerous crossings of the Housatonic River, both by road and railroad bridge.

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National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic value".

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut.

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New York (state)

New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.

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Newburgh, New York

Newburgh is a city in Orange County, New York, United States.

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Pig iron

Pig iron, also known as crude iron, is an intermediate good used by the iron industry in the production of steel.

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Poughkeepsie, New York

Poughkeepsie, officially the City of Poughkeepsie, which is separate from the Town of Poughkeepsie around it, is a city in the U.S. state of New York.

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Queen post

A queen post is a tension member in a truss that can span longer openings than a king post truss.

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Select board

The select board or board of selectmen is commonly the executive arm of the government of New England towns in the United States.

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Treenail

A treenail, also trenail, trennel, or trunnel, is a wooden peg, pin, or dowel used to fasten pieces of wood together, especially in timber frames, covered bridges, wooden shipbuilding and boat building.

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U.S. Route 7

U.S. Route 7 (US 7) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway in western New England that runs for through the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont.

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West Cornwall Covered Bridge

The West Cornwall Covered Bridge (an earlier incarnation was known as the Hart Bridge) is a wooden covered lattice truss bridge carrying the Sharon-Goshen Turnpike over the Housatonic River in the town of Cornwall, Connecticut. Bull's Bridge and West Cornwall Covered Bridge are bridges over the Housatonic River, covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut, lattice truss bridges in the United States, road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut and wooden bridges in Connecticut.

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William Samuel Johnson

William Samuel Johnson (October 7, 1727 – November 14, 1819) was an American Founding Father and statesman.

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Wood

Wood is a structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants.

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See also

1842 establishments in Connecticut

Bridges completed in 1842

Bridges over the Housatonic River

Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut

Former toll bridges in Connecticut

Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut

Wooden bridges in Connecticut

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull's_Bridge