Starr Mill Road Bridge
Encyclopedia
Description
Address: At the intersection of Beverly Heights and Middlefield Street, Middletown, ConnecticutMiddletown, Connecticut
Middletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, along the Connecticut River, in the central part of the state, 16 miles south of Hartford. In 1650, it was incorporated as a town under its original Indian name, Mattabeseck. It received its present name in 1653. In 1784, the central...
Style: Industrial
Industry
Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...
Date of Construction:1927
Materials: Steel
Steel
Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...
Structural System: Steel Framing Suspension
Designer: Berlin Construction Company
Historic Use: Bridge
Current Use: Bridge
Relationship to its surroundings
The bridge straddles the Coginchaug RiverCoginchaug River
The Coginchaug River in Connecticut, with a watershed of including forests, pastures, farmland, industrial, and commercial areas, is the predominant tributary of the Mattabesset River...
with Starr Mill
Starr Mill
Two 19th century factory buildings are sited on a bank beside Starr Mill pond on Beverly Heights just off Middlefield Street. Each building is 3½ stories tall, and overlooks a picturesque pond and woods to the west; a parking lot packed with trucks and industrial equipment on the south; and...
on the west bank of the river. Beverly Heights road approaches the Bridge from the west as well and on the eastern side of the bridge, Middlefield Street follows the bank of the Coginchaug River.