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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Connecticut / Counties / Fairfield / Transportation / Merritt_Parkway |
| Title: | Connecticut's Historic Merritt Parkway Bridges |
| Description: | Overview, statistics of selected bridges, and vintage and contemporary photos. |
| Location: | http://www.past-inc.org/historic-bridges/merrittpkwybridges.html |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Connecticut / Localities / F / Fairfield / Arts_and_Entertainment / Architecture |
| Title: | Pine Creek Park Bridge |
| Description: | Information on the historic Keystone-column bridge. |
| Location: | http://www.past-inc.org/historic-bridges/metal-pinecreek.html |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Connecticut / Localities / S / Simsbury / Society_and_Culture / History / Historic_Sites |
| Title: | Drake Hill Road Bridge |
| Description: | Erected in 1892, the bridge is a pin-connected Parker through truss, one of only three Parker trusses known to survive in Connecticut. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
| Location: | http://www.past-inc.org/historic-bridges/metal-drakehill.html |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Connecticut / Science_and_Environment / Organizations |
| Title: | Public Archaeology Survey Team, Inc. |
| Description: | Private nonprofit organization which specializes in archaeological and historical research and public education in the Northeast. |
| Location: | http://www.past-inc.org/ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Connecticut / Society_and_Culture / Famous_Nutmeggers / Political_or_Military / Bulkeley,_Morgan_Gardner |
| Title: | Bulkeley Bridge |
| Description: | Historical information on stone arch bridge crossing the Connecticut River that was named for Morgan Bulkeley. |
| Location: | http://www.past-inc.org/historic-bridges/stone-bulkeley-right.html |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Connecticut / Society_and_Culture / History |
| Title: | Connecticut's Historic Highway Bridges |
| Description: | Survey of bridges in the state of historic note, including covered bridges, stone arches and iron trusses from the Victorian period. Also provides preservation case studies and list of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places. |
| Location: | http://www.past-inc.org/historic-bridges/ |
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| Directory: | Science / Technology / Structural_Engineering / Bridge / History / Bridge_Builders / Berlin_Iron_Bridge_Company |
| Title: | Berlin Iron Bridge Company |
| Description: | Fabricator of metal-truss bridges in the 19th century. Features history, the Company's patented lenticular truss, and list of remaining Berlin bridges in Connecticut. |
| Location: | http://www.past-inc.org/bibco/ |
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| Directory: | Science / Technology / Structural_Engineering / Bridge / History / Bridge_Builders / Town,_Ithiel |
| Title: | Town's Lattice Truss |
| Description: | Diagram of the patented lattice truss and detail photograph of Town's treenail joints. |
| Location: | http://www.past-inc.org/historic-bridges/image-towntruss.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Technology / Structural_Engineering / Bridge / History / Historic_Bridges / North_America / United_States |
| Title: | Connecticut's Historic Highway Bridges |
| Description: | Features history of bridge building, notable builders, individual bridges classified by construction type, and preservation case studies. |
| Location: | http://www.past-inc.org/historic-bridges/HistoryofBB.html |
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