Connecticut River Bridge and Highway District records
Scope and Content
Includes minutes, dedication materials, builders' bid, treasurer's reports and finanical statements, a journal, deeds and legal documents and plans, drawings and maps.
Dates
- 1879-1949
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Restrictions on Access
Some of these records are stored at an off-site facility and therefore may not be available on a same-day basis.
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Restrictions on Use
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Historical Note
The General Assembly created the Commission in 1895 (Special Act 343) to be responsible for the construction of a new bridge over the Connecticut River to replace the wooden bridge that had burned in that year. The first chair was Morgan G. Bulkeley, under whose direction the bridge was built and dedicated in October 1908. In May 1927 a second ceremony took place naming the bridge the Bulkeley Bridge. The Commission maintained the bridge until the 1930s, when it turned its duties and title to the properties to the State and adjoining localities. Final liquidation of its accounts took place on July 13, 1949, and the State Library received its remaining papers. Ella Fairchild Burr was the Commission's secretary and the architect gave her a silver punch bowl set as a token of his gratitude.
Extent
5 cubic feet
Abstract
The General Assembly created the Commission in 1895 (Special Act 343) to be responsible for the construction of a new bridge over the Connecticut River to replace the wooden bridge that had burned in that year. The Commission maintained the bridge until the 1930s, when it turned its duties and title to the properties to the State and adjoining localities.
- Account books Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Agreements Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Blueprints (Reprographic copies) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Bridges -- Connecticut Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bridges -- Connecticut River Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Connecticut River Bridge and Highway District -- Records and correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Deeds Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Drawings Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Hartford (Conn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ledgers (Account books) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Maps Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Minutes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Questionnaires Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- RG 046, Connecticut River Bridge and Highway District
- Subtitle
- Inventory of Records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Connecticut State Library staff.
- Date
- 2007
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Connecticut State Library Repository
